Usher

Released: June 8, 2012

Songwriter: Usher Rico Love Salaam Remi Terry Lewis

Producer: Salaam Remi Rico Love

[Intro]
My sons, keep them
Please forgive me

[Verse 1]
Whoa, now, I think this woman went and put a hex on me
Whoa, now, why'd I let her go and put that sex on me?
Whoa, now, I probably shouldn't have watched that girl undress for me
The scent of her perfume in the air
Got it feeling different in here, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
She took my breath away
On to some fancy ship
Into another place
Such an expensive trip
But she didn’t make me pay for it with my money

[Chorus]
It’s the sins of my father
He left the debt to his son
To pay the girl who’s a mother
Collector won't let me run
But she didn’t make me pay for it with my money
I paid for the sins of my father

[Verse 2]
Whoa, now, she’s speaking in a tongue that sounds new to me
Whoa, now, mama told me what this could do to me
Whoa, now, I wouldn’t fall for something like this, usually
Tell me how could I ever prepare
If my papa never was there?

[Pre-Chorus]
She took my breath away
On to some fancy ship
Into another place
Such an expensive trip
But she didn’t make me pay for it with my money

[Chorus]
It’s the sins of my father
He left the debt to his son
To pay the girl who’s a mother
Collector won't let me run
But she didn’t make me pay for it with my money
I paid for the sins of my father

[Bridge]
(Father)
Hurt me, please me, yeah (father)
No, I don’t deserve the debt that came with my birth (father) No, why have I been pretending this is something that that man come up with?
I’m praying I reverse this curse

[Chorus]
It’s the sins of my father
He left the debt to his son
To pay the girl who’s a mother
Collector won't let me run
But she didn’t make me pay for it with my money
I paid for the sins of my father

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.

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