Number 1
Pharrell Kanye West 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 lyrics to Pharrell Williams Feat. Kanye West's song "Number 1" are about a man who promises that he will no longer cheat on his partner. He explains that though he has cheated, it does not mean he does not love her. He does everything he can to hide his infidelities, including erasing his phone and keeping it away from her. He admits that he knows she will find out one day, but begs her not to leave him. He claims that she is his "number one," and that he truly loves her. Kanye West's verse seems to portray the same message, but he raps about how he keeps his partner "laced up," buying her expensive things and implying that his cheating is not a reflection of his feelings towards her.


Line by Line Meaning

Ooh I promise not to do it again
I apologize for cheating, and I won't do it again.


I promise not to do it
I repeat, I won't cheat on you again.


You can't say I don't love you
My cheating doesn't mean I don't love you.


Just because I cheat on you
My infidelity doesn't define my feelings for you.


'Cause you can't see all I do
I do things to hide my cheating from you.


To keep you from knowing the things I do
I take steps to conceal my indiscretions from you.


Like erase my phone
I delete all evidence of my cheating from my phone.


And keep it out of town
I make sure to have my phone with me, so you don't see it.


I keep it strapped up when I sleep around
I use a condom when I have sex with other people.


Well I should have known one say you'd find out
I'm not surprised that you eventually found out about my cheating.


But you can't go and leave me now
Don't leave me because of my mistake, please.


You know that I love you
Despite my mistake, I still love you.


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


I said it the last time
I expressed my feelings for you before.


But this is the last time
I won't cheat on you anymore.


Don't make me over
Don't change who I am because of my mistake.


'Cause I can be faithful
I can be loyal and faithful to you.


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


Now who is she?
Who are you asking about?


What's her name?
What is this other person's name?


You don't need to know about everything
You don't need to know every detail.


We fight about this
We argue over this issue.


We fight about that
We argue over other things too.


You hang up the phone and call me right back
You hang up and call me back immediately.


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


Please don't throw away what we've got
Don't end our relationship because of my mistake.


'Cause we've been together for way too long
Our long relationship shouldn't end because of my infidelity.


I was playing around but I'm coming home
I messed up, but I'm willing to work things out.


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


From them broke ass friends who be bargain hunting
You don't have to borrow from your friends who are always looking for bargains.


They say they shop on eBay - baby why is they frontin'?
They claim to shop on eBay, but they're lying.


They be on the internet but they never cop nothin'
They spend time online, but they never buy anything.


I keep you in Girl what is those on your toes?
I buy shoes for you, what kind are those on your feet?


And your neck staying froze off that rose colored gold
You're wearing a gold necklace with rose-colored jewels.


I suppose you was told by them hoes I was cheatin'
I guess other women told you that I was unfaithful.


Thinkin' my heart don't got nothing to do with my penis
My heart and my libido are not the same thing.


He got a mind of his own and he just be seeing shit
My penis has a mind of its own, and it just wants to have sex.


And I don't want to cheat but I don't be saying shit
I don't want to cheat, but I don't resist the temptation.


I try to jack off he ask me who is you playin' wit?
When I try to masturbate, it's like my penis is asking me who I'm cheating on you with.


But I know he love you he told me you was his favorite
But I know my penis loves you, it thinks you're the best.


You're making it hard for me
You're making things difficult for me.


You're messing up everything
Your complaints are making everything worse.


You tell me I gotta leave
You're asking me to leave.


Say we over
You're saying our relationship is over.


You saw that she came over
You saw that another woman came over to my place.


Came in the Range Rover
She arrived in a Range Rover.


Left with a hangover
She left feeling ill from drinking too much.


Say we over
Again, you're saying our relationship is over.


I promise I won't cheat
I'm promising not to cheat on you anymore.


I promise I won't lie
I won't lie to you anymore.


I promise I'll act right
I'll behave better in the future.


Say we over
You keep saying our relationship is over.


You can't tell me
You don't have the right to tell me what to do.


I can't have you
You can't control whether I have you or not.


I can't have that
You can't control whether I have something else.


We ain't over
I refuse to end our relationship.


Hey, it ain't over baby
I'm telling you, our relationship is not over, baby.


We ain't over
I'm insisting that we're still together.


Oh you don't need to go it's not over
You don't have to leave, our relationship is not over yet.


We ain't over
I'm repeating that we're still together.


Oh it's gonna be alright now don't go now
Everything will be okay, don't leave 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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