Lauryn Hill

Released: August 25, 1998

Songwriter: Lauryn Hill

Producer: Lauryn Hill

[Intro]
Yo, he-he, tell him um, (Huuu)
It's like, uhh, you know, uhh
Sweet, sweet, sweet
Tell him
Uhh
Mmm-m-m-m

[Verse 1]
Let me be patient, let me be kind
Make me unselfish without being blind
Though I may suffer, I'll envy it not
And endure what comes (Daah)
'Cause he's all that I got (Uuu) tell him (Aha)

[Refrain]
Tell him I need him (Yeah)
Tell him I love him (Tell him who it hit)
And it'll be alright (It'll be alright)
And tell him (Tell him)
Tell him I need him (Be alright)
Tell him I love him (Tell him I love him)
It'll be alright (Be alright)

[Verse 2]
Now I may have faith (I may have faith) to make mountains fall
(To make mountains fall)
But if I lack love, then I am nothin' at all
I can give away (I can give away) everything I possess
But left without love then I have no happiness
I know I'm imperfect (I know I'm imperfect), and not without sin
(Not without sin, nah)
But now that I'm older, all childish things end (Ohh)
And tell him (Tell him)

[Refrain]
Tell him I need him (Tell him I need him)
Tell him I love him (Ha-ah)
And it'll be alright (It'll be alright)
Tell him (Tell him)
Tell him I need him (Tell him)
Tell him I love him (Tell him) (Be alright)
It'll be alright (Be alright)
Oh, yeah

[Bridge]
I'll never be jealous (I'll never be jealous)
And I won't be too proud (Houu)
'Cause love is not boastful (Noo)
Oooh and love is not loud
Tell him I need him (Tell him I need him)
Tell him I love him (Tell him I love him)
Everything is gonna (Everything), is gonna be (Everything) alright
Ya-eee-ya-eee-ya-eee-ya-eee-ya-eee-ya-eee-ya-eee-ya-eee
Uuu-u-uu (Uuu)
Yeah, yeah, oh yeah
Uuu-u-uu (Uuu)
Ah-ah-ah

[Verse 3]
Now I may have wisdom (I may have wisdom)
And knowledge on Earth
But if I speak wrong, ooh, then what is it worth? (What is it worth?)
See what we now know is nothing compared
To the love that was shown when our lives were spared (Uuh)
And tell him (Tell him)

[Refrain]
Tell him I need him (Tell him I need him)
Tell him I love him (Love him)
And it'll be alright (It'll be alright)
Oh-oh-oh
Tell him (Tell him)
Tell him I need him (I need you)
Tell him I love him (Be alright)
Be alright (Be alright)
Oh-oh-oh (It's gonna be alright)
Tell oh-oh him (It's gonna be alright, in the morning) (Tell him)
Tell him I need him, oh (Be alright)
It'll be alright (It's gonna be alright)
Oh-oh-oh, yeah, yeah (I need you)
When the, when the evening comes, oh
In the night time
In the morning
In the evening baby tell him
Tell him

As one of the founding members of Fugees, Lauryn Hill has spit her truthful lyrics unlike any female rap artist in history. Being as informative as she is inspiring, Lauryn has received monumental success with her solo albums going multi-platinum.

Her classic, critically acclaimed debut album Miseducation of Lauryn Hill went outside of the box for female rappers of her kind, making listeners think about greater causes in their community and how to be a powerful female without selling yourself short. The album also proved to be a huge landmark in rap, as it combined rap, r&b and neo-soul into a unique and beautiful mixture, full of different religious stories and concepts.

Although she retired after the success of her debut, mostly due to her child, Lauryn continued to make appearances at different shows (including at a concert with Drake in 2014). Shortly after announcing her official retirement, Lauryn returned to the scene to release MTV Unplugged 2.0, a live album where she explored with folk, departing from her rap/neo-soul style. Hill is also set to perform tracks from Miseducation in 2018 on its 20th Anniversary.

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