Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
USHER
Background Vocals
Bobby Ross Avila
Guitar
Tony Tolbert
Background Vocals
Issiah J. Avila
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bobby Ross Avila
Songwriter
Terry Lewis
Songwriter
Usher Raymond IV
Songwriter
Issiah J. Avila
Songwriter
James Harris
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bobby Ross Avila
Co-Producer
Terry Lewis
Producer
Jimmy Jam
Producer
Ian Cross
Recording Engineer
Matt Marrin
Recording Engineer
Ghian Wright
Assistant Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Tim Roberts
Assistant Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
Assistant Editing Engineer
Issiah J. Avila
Co-Producer
Songteksten
[Intro]
Yeah, um
See, it's situations like this
That cause us players to get caught up
In, um, the truth (Truth hurts, hurts, hurts)
Yeah
(Truth hurts, hurts, hurts) What you doing, where you been?
I paged, I paged you and you ain't hit me back (Truth hurts, hurts)
And I been callin' and I know you see my number on that caller I.D.
Just listen to the words (Truth hurts, hurts)
[Verse 1]
I got reason to believe that you've been foolin' around
The way you feel, the past you lived
The, the things you did
It don't matter to me
For what it's worth just don't lie to me
'Cause that ain't what I need right now
Baby, everything we built on trust
You're tearing it down
'Cause I know the truth hurts (Truth hurts, hurts, hurts)
[Chorus]
Tell me the truth now
What you been doing?
And who you been doing it with? Truth hurts, hurts (I know)
Where you been going?
And how you been putting your thing down? Truth hurts, hurts (I know the)
Whatever you was working
I hope that it was worth it, baby, truth hurts, hurts (Aw, baby, yeah)
I got reason to believe that you been foolin' around (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Girl, I'm really trying hard to understand
I want to move on and put it in the past
'Cause you claim that you ain't doing nothing
Must be my insecurity
It's got the best of me right now
What I know I can't hold inside of me
It's gon' drive me insane 'cause I know the truth hurts (Truth hurts, hurts)
[Chorus]
Tell me the truth now (Yeah)
What you been doing?
And who you been doing it with? (I know you been doing)
Truth hurts, hurts
Where you been going?
And how you been putting your thing down, truth hurts, hurts
Whatever you was working
I hope that it was worth it, baby (Truth hurts, hurts)
I got reason to believe that you been foolin' around
[Bridge]
Sing it with me now, now
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh-oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
I can't hold, yeah (Truth hurts)
[Verse 3]
Now wait a minute
Oh, listen, babe (Truth hurts, hurts)
The truth is I got this secret
I've been keeping from you, baby
'Cause I know that you
Gonna tear up the place
Punch me in my face
Pull the hot clips out
I think you need to sit down, oh
I been blaming you
When I'm the one that's doing wrong
I'ma go on a
My guilty conscience is the real reason I wrote this song (Truth hurts, hurts)
[Verse 4]
Tell me the truth now (Girl, I know that)
What you been doing? (Truth hurts, baby)
And who you been doing it with? Truth hurts, hurts (I'm so sorry, baby)
Where you been going? (Please don't kill me, please)
And how you been putting your thing down, truth hurts
Whatever you was working
I hope that it was worth it, baby, truth hurts (I don't give a damn)
I got reason to believe that you been foolin' around (Oh, I)
[Outro]
Tell me the truth now (I gotta testify)
What you been doing?
And who you been doing it with? Truth hurts
Where you been going? (Don't hurt me, baby)
And how you been putting your thing down? Truth hurts (I can handle it, but can you handle it?)
Whatever you was working
I hope that it was worth it, baby, truth hurts
I got reason to believe that you been foolin' around (Oh, tell me the truth, girl)
Written by: Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah Avila, James Harris III, Terry Steven Lewis, Usher Raymond