The Last Time Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Once was a time you and I
Made a promise 'til the day we die
I trusted each and every word
Never thinking that I'd get burned
Silly me, I believed in your fairy tales
Boy, I thought that I knew you so very well
But you walked on my pride, all the tears that I cried
And it cuts like a knife

[Chorus]
It's the last time you're ever gonna kiss these lips
Or ever will deceive these eyes
Believe me when I tell you this
Baby boy, it's the last time
I'm ever gonna cry these tears
I'm never gonna hear your lies
So listen while I make it clear
In case you didn't hear
This time's the last time, there's no time to give it one more try
There's only time to say goodbye

[Verse 2]
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, now this song is through

The things you said, I can never forget
The things you did fill my heart with regret
But I'm still standing tall as I walk away
And you'll know that it's true when you hear me say
It's over, it's through
Ain't a thing you can do, boy
It's sad, but it's true
[Chorus]
It's the last time you're ever gonna kiss these lips (It's the last time)
Or ever will deceive these eyes (Ever will deceive these eyes)
Believe me when I tell you this
Baby boy, it's the last time
I'm ever gonna cry these tears
No, I'm never gonna hear your lies (Hear your lies)
So listen while I make it clear (Make it clear)
In case you didn't hear
This time's the last time, there's no time to give it one more try
There's only time to say goodbye

[Interlude]
Goodbye
No, baby
Oh, silly me, I believed in your fairytales
Boy, I thought that I knew you so very well
But you walked on my pride, all the tears that I cried
And it cuts like a knife (Oh, baby, yeah)

[Chorus]
It's the last time you're ever gonna kiss these lips (Ever gonna kiss these lips)
Or ever will deceive these eyes
Believe me when I tell you this
Baby boy, it's the last time (It's the last time)
I'm ever gonna cry these tears
I'm never gonna hear your lies (Never gonna hear your lies)
So listen while I make it clear
In case you didn't hear
This time's the last time, there's no time to give it one more try
It's over, it's through
Ain't a thing you can do but wonder why
There's only time to say goodbye
[Outro]
Baby, goodbye
'Cause I'm never gonna, never gonna cry no more
Goodbye, goodbye
Oh, ooh, oh-oh-oh

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On the ballad track “The Last Time”, Rihanna is ending her relationship with her boyfriend. He hasn’t done his part in the relationship and she’s reminding him of what he will be missing out on.

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Recorded At
Forceful-Boondog Studios, NY & The Loft Recording Studios, Bronxville, NY
Release Date
August 19, 2005
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