Number 1
Kanye West Ft. Pharell Lyrics


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Ooh I promise not to do it again
I promise not to do it

You can't say I don't love you
Just because I cheat on you
'Cause you can't see all I do
To keep you from knowing the things I do
Like erase my phone
And keep it out of town
I keep it strapped up when I sleep around
Well I should have known one say you'd find out
But you can't go and leave me now

You know that I love you
There's no one above you
I said it the last time
But this is the last time
Don't make me over
'Cause I can be faithful
Baby you're my number one
You're my number one

Now who is she?
What's her name?
You don't need to know about everything
We fight about this
We fight about that
You hang up the phone and call me right back
Well I'll never be something I'm not
Please don't throw away what we've got
'Cause we've been together for way too long
I was playing around but I'm coming home

You know that I love you (know that I love you)
There's no one above you (no one above you)
I said it the last time (hey, hey)
But this is the last time
Don't make me over (don't leave me baby)
'Cause I can be faithful (you know I try)
Baby you're my number one (baby)
You're my number one

I keep you laced up so you ain't gotta borrow nothing
From them broke ass friends who be bargain hunting
They say they shop on eBay - baby why is they frontin'?
They be on the internet but they never cop nothin'
I keep you in Girl what is those on your toes?
And your neck staying froze off that rose colored gold
I suppose you was told by them hoes I was cheatin'
Thinkin' my heart don't got nothing to do with my penis
He got a mind of his own and he just be seeing shit
And I don't want to cheat but I don't be saying shit
I try to jack off he ask me who is you playin' wit?
But I know he love you he told me you was his favorite

You know that I love you (know that I love you)
There's no one above you (above you)
I said it the last time (said it the last time)
But this is the last time (hey hey hey yeah)
Don't make me over (don't leave me baby)
'Cause I can be faithful (you know I try)
Baby you're my number one (oh baby)
You're my number one

You're making it hard for me
You're messing up everything
You tell me I gotta leave
Say we over
You saw that she came over
Came in the Range Rover
Left with a hangover
Say we over

I promise I won't cheat
I promise I won't lie
I promise I'll act right
Say we over
You can't tell me
I can't have you
I can't have that
We ain't over

Hey, it ain't over baby
We ain't over
Oh you don't need to go it's not over
We ain't over
Oh?




We ain't over
Oh it's gonna be alright now don't go now

Overall Meaning

The song "Number One" by Kanye West featuring John Legend, centers on a man begging his partner for forgiveness after cheating on her. The lyrics convey how guilty he feels for betraying her trust, and the lengths he goes to conceal the affair. He promises not to cheat again and emphasizes the depth of his love for her. He resorts to lying to protect his reputation, even though he knows it’s wrong. The second verse implies that the infidelity was not a one-time thing, and the couple has fighting for some time. The song builds towards the end when Kanye continues to plead with his partner, begging that she does not leave him.


The song is a heartfelt and emotional apology filled with regret, guilt, and love. The lyrics illustrate the potential results of infidelity but with a message of hope that healing is possible.


Line by Line Meaning

Ooh I promise not to do it again
I apologize for what I've done and I promise not to do it again.


I promise not to do it
I promise not to repeat the same mistake.


You can't say I don't love you
My love for you is still there even if I have cheated on you before.


Just because I cheat on you
The fact that I cheated on you doesn't mean that I don't love you.


'Cause you can't see all I do
You are not aware of all the things I do to keep you from finding out about my mistakes.


To keep you from knowing the things I do
I try to keep the things I do secret to avoid hurting you.


Like erase my phone
I delete any evidence of my mistakes from my phone.


And keep it out of town
I try to keep my phone away from you so that you don't find anything incriminating.


I keep it strapped up when I sleep around
I'm extra careful not to let anything slip when I'm not with you.


Well I should have known one day you'd find out
I knew that eventually you would find out about my behavior.


But you can't go and leave me now
Despite my mistakes, I hope you won't leave me now.


You know that I love you
I want you to know that my love for you is real.


There's no one above you
You are the most important person in my life.


I said it the last time
I've made this promise before.


But this is the last time
I'm sincere in my promise to change my ways.


Don't make me over
Please don't change your perception of me because of my mistakes.


'Cause I can be faithful
I'm capable of being loyal to you.


Baby you're my number one
You are my top priority.


Now who is she?
I don't want to reveal the identity of the person I cheated with.


What's her name?
You don't need to know the name of the person I cheated with.


You don't need to know about everything
I don't want to be completely transparent about my mistakes.


We fight about this
We argue about my infidelity.


We fight about that
We argue about other issues in our relationship.


You hang up the phone and call me right back
We can't stay away from each other for too long.


Well I'll never be something I'm not
I can't pretend to be someone I'm not.


Please don't throw away what we've got
I hope that my mistakes won't ruin our relationship.


'Cause we've been together for way too long
We have a long history together.


I was playing around but I'm coming home
I messed up, but I still want to come back to you.


I keep you laced up so you ain't gotta borrow nothing
I provide for you so that you don't have to ask anyone else for help.


From them broke ass friends who be bargain hunting
I don't want you to associate with people who don't have your best interests at heart.


They say they shop on eBay - baby why is they frontin'?
These people pretend to be something they are not by bragging about shopping on eBay.


They be on the internet but they never cop nothin'
They spend time on the internet but they don't actually buy anything.


I keep you in Girl what is those on your toes?
I buy you expensive shoes and jewelry.


And your neck staying froze off that rose colored gold
I also buy you expensive gold jewelry.


I suppose you was told by them hoes I was cheatin'
Other women may have told you that I was unfaithful.


Thinkin' my heart don't got nothing to do with my penis
My mistakes don't reflect my true feelings for you.


He got a mind of his own and he just be seeing shit
My desires and urges are strong and difficult to resist.


And I don't want to cheat but I don't be saying shit
I struggle with temptation and I don't always resist it.


I try to jack off he ask me who is you playin' wit?
Even when I try to handle my urges on my own, they still remain difficult to control.


But I know he love you he told me you was his favorite
Despite my struggles, I still love and value you above anyone else.


You're making it hard for me
Your anger and frustration towards me is difficult for me to handle.


You're messing up everything
Our issues are affecting our relationship negatively.


You tell me I gotta leave
You threaten to end our relationship.


Say we over
You declare that our relationship is finished.


You saw that she came over
You are aware of the fact that I had someone over at our place.


Came in the Range Rover
This person arrived in a luxury car.


Left with a hangover
This person was still feeling the effects of drinking from the night before when she left.


I promise I won't cheat
I make a promise to remain faithful.


I promise I won't lie
I promise to be truthful with you.


I promise I'll act right
I promise to behave in a way that respects you and our relationship.


You can't tell me
I refuse to accept that our relationship is over.


I can't have you
I can't imagine a life without you.


I can't have that
I don't accept that our relationship is over.


We ain't over
I believe our relationship still has a chance.


Hey, it ain't over baby
I'm willing to fight to save our relationship.


Oh you don't need to go it's not over
I want you to know that our relationship is not finished yet. There is still hope.


Oh it's gonna be alright now don't go now
Things will get better with time. Please don't leave me now.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: CURTIS L MAYFIELD, JOHN ROGER STEPHENS, KANYE OMARI WEST

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Comments from YouTube:

@lewiscoffey3703

The chorus is the dopest part of the song to me

@biancamarcellous5007

Yea still one of my favorite songs

@deshawncross4003

Remember this!!! Man remember Hype Williams in his prime?!? That was such a legendary era in hiphop/R&B

@Milathegoatnyc

DeShawn Cross 👍🏾👍🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

@carlosz5798

pharrell is always ahead of time 

@vladimirabreu6848

lol ahead of his time? this songs sound like anything the Jacksons would have done in the 70's

@user-qd6im2hp2e

@@vladimirabreu6848 it was a modern version of that

@IWantToBeInOVO

​@@vladimirabreu6848 everyone's always going to have inspirations, Pharrell has stated many times in interviews he uses The Jacksons and Stevie Wonder as massive inspirations for his music and ideas. I think what the dude is trying to say is Pharrell has mixed his own personality and inspirations into something people havent really seen before in "modern time"

@malikedmond8398

Damn the mid 2000s held a special memory to me with songs like this

@arenwalker3624

This is late 00s 2006

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