[Verse 1: Mýa (Wyclef)] You told me that I was your fantasy yeah (It's yours) You said that we would practice monogamy So, I became a freak under the sheets Put his ass to sleep... creeped into the kitchen Got the remedy... it's called the lie detector I slipped it in his drink... brought it to his bedside And said "take a sip of this and don't think"
[Pre-Chorus 1: Mýa] You won't believe what happened when he sipped the lie detector Looked into his eyes, asked him "where you been?" He said "it's no surprise cause I've been with my ex girl" "Why ain't you tell me the truth?" He said, "you don't wanna hear the truth"... Sometimes I wish I never gave him a detector I thought he loved me but he loved her So I'm kind of glad he took the lie detector Now I know the truth, so you can get the boot
[Chorus: Beenie Man (Wyclef)] Man, God of to, God of to, God of to go (Beenie Man) Come and tie up you, tie up you, tie up you tongue (Mýa) Else, head ago, head ago, head ago roll When she finds out you and her friend lie down
[Verse 2: Mýa] She told you "baby let's get married" (It's yours) "I'll always be faithful so let's spend eternity" So, he became a freak under the sheets (Uh huh) Put her ass to sleep... creeped into the kitchen Got the remedy... it's called the lie detector Slipped it in her drink... brought it to her bedside And said "take a sip of this and don't think"
[Pre-Chorus 2: Mýa (Wyclef)] You won't believe what happened when he gave her lie detector Looked at the pager number said "who's code sixty-nine?" She said, "don't be surprised cause 69's your best friend" He looked and swallow his pride frontin' like tough guys don't cry Sometimes he wish he never gave her a detector Thought that she loved him, but she loved his best friend But now he's kind of glad she took the lie detector He found out the truth, so he gave her the boot (Beenie man where you at?)
[Verse 3: Beenie Man] Look at all the women in the country It ain't my fault if the girls, them want to love me True me make out of heat Why the girls them want to look at me True, me the girls them sugar The girls them want to taste me Anyway, my life is sweet, my girl is neat But out on the street the girls are dropping at my feet Well my point of view, the way I see it Without defeat love your girl, don't cheat
[Bridge: Mýa, Beenie Man] If you got any type of suspicion Baby it's all up to your expectations Make sure that it's real communication The love I have for you is stronger than the foundation Don't want to find yourself askin', "how did this happen?" My heart is closed, my love is not open Friday the 13th, went to the movies Baby love me up and get grooving, grooving
[Pre-Chorus 1: Mýa (Wyclef)] You won't believe what happened when he sipped the lie detector Looked into his eyes, asked him "where you been?" (It's yours) He said "it's no surprise cause I've been with my ex girl" "Why ain't you tell me the truth?" He said, "you don't wanna hear the truth"... Sometimes I wish I never gave him a detector I thought he loved me but he loved her (It's yours) So I'm kind of glad he took the lie detector Now I know the truth, so you can get the boot (Come again)
[Pre-Chorus 2: Mýa] You won't believe what happened when he gave her lie detector Looked at the pager number said "who's code sixty-nine?" She said, "don't be surprised cause 69's your best friend" He looked and swallow his pride frontin' like tough guys don't cry Sometimes he wish he never gave her a detector Thought that she loved him, but she loved his best friend But now he's kind of glad she took the lie detector He found out the truth, so he gave her the boot
[Chorus: Beenie Man (Wyclef)] Man, God of to, God of to, God of to go (Beenie Man) Come and tie up you, tie up you, tie up you tongue (Mýa) Else, head ago, head ago, head ago roll (University) When she finds out you and her friend lie down Man, God of to, God of to, God of to go (Booga Basement) Come and tie up you, tie up you, tie up you tongue (Wyclef) Else, head ago, head ago, head ago roll (Jerry Wonder) When she finds out you and her friend lie down
[Outro: Wyclef] New millennium R&B meet the Caribbean We bout to take over the world I told y'all, whoo
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The 10th track on Mýa’s sophomore album Fear of Flying, “Lie Detector” tells the story of Mýa’s boyfriend that she suspects has been cheating on her. What she ends up doing is using ‘truth serum’ on her man to get him to tell the truth and he does the same with his ex who ends up cheating on him with his best friend.
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