Released: March 23, 2004

Songwriter: Jermaine Dupri Usher

Producer: Jermaine Dupri

[Intro]
Oooooh, ooooh
Ooooh, ooh ooooh
Ooh ooooh
Oooooh, ooooh, ooooh

[Chorus]
Everything that I've been doing is all bad
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride
I've been telling you so many lies
Ain't none good, it's all bad
And I just wanna confess
It's been going on so long
Girl, I been doing you so wrong
And I want you to know that
Everything that I've been doing is all bad
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride
I've been telling you so many lies
Ain't none good, it's all bad
And I just wanna confess
It's been going on so long
Girl, I been doing you so wrong
And I want you to know that...

[Verse 1]
Every time I was in L.A., I was with my ex-girlfriend
Every time you called, I told you, "Baby, I'm working"
(No!) I was out doing my dirt
(Oh!) Wasn't thinking 'bout you getting hurt
(I) was hand-in-hand in the Beverly Center like, man
Not giving a damn who sees me
So gone, so wrong
Acting like I didn't have you sitting at home
Thinking about me
Being the good girl that you are
I bet you probably believe you got a good man
A man that never would do the things I'm about to tell you I've done
Brace yourself, it ain't good
But it would be even worse if you heard this from somebody else

[Chorus]
Everything that I've been doing is all bad
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride (Wooooooaaaah)
I've been telling you so many lies
Ain't none good, it's all bad
And I just wanna confess
It's been going on so long (Yeah)
Girl, I been doing you so wrong (Yeah yeah)
And I want you to know that
Everything that I've been doing is all bad
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride (Ooh ooh yeah)
I've been telling you so many lies
Ain't none good, it's all bad (All bad)
And I just wanna confess (Yeah yeah)
It's been going on so long (So long)
Girl, I been doing you so wrong (So wrong)
And I want you to know that...

[Verse 2]
If I could turn back the hands of time and start all over, I would
Instead of everything being all bad, baby, everything'll be all good
I don't wanna lose you
But I know what I'm telling you ain't gon' make you wanna stay
You probably just wanna run away
I'm mad enough to punch me in my face
I've been living like an idiot and I deserve every bit of it
I know today is the day that I end all the lying and the playing and the bullshit, girl
I'm sorry, baby, I'm sorry
But I can no longer walk around with this stress on my chest
I confesssssss...

[Chorus]
Everything that I've been doing is all bad (Everything)
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride (Wooooooaaaah)
I've been telling you so many lies
Ain't none good, it's all bad
And I just wanna confess
It's been going on so long (So long)
Girl, I been doing you so wrong (Too wrong)
And I want you to know that (Want you to know)
Everything that I've been doing is all bad (All bad)
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride
I've been telling you so many lies (Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh)
Ain't none good, it's all bad
And I just wanna confess (Ooh ooh ooh)
It's been going on so long (So long)
Girl, I been doing you so wrong
And I want you to know that...

[Break]
Stevie, break it down
Oh oh, oh oh
Dear baby
Oh, baby
Don't leave me, baby

[Harmonica Solo]

[Chorus]
(Everything that I've)
Everything that (been doing) I've been doing is all bad
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride
I've been telling you so many lies
Ain't none good, it's all bad
And I just (it's all bad) wanna confess
It's been going on so long (Going on so long)
Girl, I been doing you so wrong (Doing you so wrong)
And I want you to know that
Everything (all bad, all bad) that I've been doing is all bad (All bad)
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride (Ah baby yeeaah)
I've been telling you so many lies (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ain't none good, it's all bad (Oh baby)
And I just wanna confess (Oh baby)
It's been going on so long
Girl, I been doing you so wrong (Oh, no baby)
And I want you to know that (So bad, so bad)
Everything that I've been doing is all bad
I got a chick on the side with the crib and a ride
I've been telling you so many lies
Ain't none good, it's all bad...

Usher

With a career spanning over twenty-five years, Usher Raymond has become one of the most influential voices in contemporary R&B. Having sold over 75 million records worldwide, also attaining nine number-one records on the Billboard 100 charts, he is one of the most accomplished R&B singers in the world.

Coming into the scene in 90’s under the guidance of a young Puff Daddy finding his way. It wasn’t until he connected with the up-and-coming producer Jermaine Dupri did Usher begin having his success with his second and third albums, My Way and 8701.

He made an impact with his fourth studio album Confessions that sold 1.1 million copies in the first week and produced four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles —"Yeah!“, "Burn”, “Confessions Part II”, and “My Boo”. Confessions went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide and is the last album certified diamond by a black artist.