Tony! Toni! Ton! — My Ex-Girlfriend

[Intro: Raphael Saadiq] Yeah, baby, I don’t want you to take this personal, what I’m about to say Here in 1992 and 1993 about my ex It’s a personal thing between me and you I don’t wanna hear no else say why am I sayin’ this sh… [Chorus] My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe Oh, oh, oh, oh, they say my ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe My, my, my ex [Verse 1: Raphael Saadiq] I can’t believe what they’re telling me That my ex girl was living fantasies (my ex) I’m feeling crazy ‘cause I treated her so good As good as anyone in the neighborhood I shoulda known better ‘cause they all told me That there were even more than two or three (my ex) By I was so into, to myself I wouldn’t listen to no one else but… [Chorus] My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe And I don’t believe they tried to tell me that My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe Oh, oh, oh, oh, they say my, my, my ex [Interlude] Yeah, what a long day, and a long night too (my, my ex…my, my ex) [Verse 2: Raphael Saadiq] Down the street, about 2 o’clock I saw my brother so, so I stopped (my ex) They couldn’t wait to talk to me To put me up on the latest scene (my ex) I just laughed ‘cause I heard it all before About my girl and the boy next door (my ex) I paid her way through USC But guess what? She was not down with me, they say… [Chorus] My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe I don’t believe they tried to tell me that My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe Oh, oh, oh, oh, they say my ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe They tried to tell me that my ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe (Hit it…) [scatting] [Verse 3: Raphael Saadiq] Next time someone tries to give me advice I’ll take my time, think it over twice (my ex) I played sucker and I played a fool See, paying dues is the golden rule (my ex) I’ll chalk it up as a lesson learned So next time around I won’t burned ‘cause… [Chorus] My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe I can’t believe they tried to tell me that My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe I don’t, I don’t, I don’t, I don’t believe it [scatting with flute] And I can’t believe they tried to tell me that My ex-girlfriend is a hoe Oh, oh, oh, they say my ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe Oh baby, my ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe I don’t believe it, I don’t believe, ooh, I don’t believe it My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe My ex, my ex, my ex, my ex, my ex, my ex, my, my, my… My ex-girlfriend (girlfriend) is a hoe