Lost Ones

## Song by Lauryn Hill

**"Lost Ones**" is a diss song by American rapper and singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill. It was released second track from her debut and only studio album, *The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill* (1998). It samples the 1987 song "Super Hoe" by Boogie Down Productions. Despite never naming him in the song, the song is widely presumed to be about Hill's former Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jean.

## Personnel

* Chris Meredith – bass
* Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar
* Errol Brown – assistant recording engineer
* Gordon "Commissioner" Williams – recording engineer, mixing engineer
* Herb Powers – mastering engineer
* James Poyser – synth bass
* Johari Newton – guitar
* Lauryn Hill – vocals, writer, producer
* Robert Browne – guitar
* Storm Jefferson – assistant mixing engineer
* Vada Nobles – writer, producer, drum programming
* Warren Riker – mixing engineer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

It's funny how money change a situation

Miscommunication lead to complication

My emancipation don't fit your equation

I was on the humble, you on every station

Some wan' play young Lauryn like she dumb

But remember not a game new under the sun

Everything you did has already been done

I know all the tricks from Bricks to Kingston

My ting done made your kingdom wan' run

Now understand, L-Boogie, non-violent

But if a thing test me, run for mi gun

Can't take a threat to mi new born son

L been this way since creation

A groupie call, you fall from temptation

Now you wanna bawl over separation

Tarnish my image in the conversation

Who you gon' scrimmage, like you the champion?

You might win some but you just lost one

[Refrain]

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

[Verse 2]

Now, now, how come your talk turn cold?

Gained the whole world for the price of your soul

Tryin' to grab hold of what you can't control

Now you're all floss, what a sight to behold

Wisdom is better than silver and gold

I was hopeless, now I'm on Hope Road

Every man wanna act like he's exempt

Need to get down on his knees and repent

Can't slick talk on the day of judgment

Your movement's similar to a serpent

Tried to play straight, how your whole style bent?

Consequence is no coincidence

Hypocrites always wanna play innocent

Always want to take it to the full out extent

Always want to make it seem like good intent

Never want to face it when it time for punishment

I know you don't wanna hear my opinion

There come many paths and you must choose one

And if you don't change then the rain soon come

See you might win some, but you just lost one

[Refrain]

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

[Chorus]

You might win some, but you really lost one

You just lost one, it's so silly, how come?

When it's all done, did you really gain from (Gain from)

What you done done? It's so silly, how come?

(You done, how come?)

You just lost one

[Verse 3]

Now don't you understand, man, universal law?

What you throw out comes back to you, star

Never underestimate those who you scar

'Cause karma, karma, karma comes back to you hard

You can't hold God's people back that long

The chain of Shatan wasn't made that strong

Trying to pretend like your word is your bond

But until you do right, all you do will go wrong

Now some might mistake this for just a simple song

And some don't know what they have 'til it's gone

Now even when you're gone you can still be reborn

And, from the night can arrive the sweet dawn

Now, some might listen and some might shun

And some may think that they've reached perfection

If you look closely you'll see what you've become

'Cause you might win some but you just lost one

[Refrain]

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

You might win some but you just lost one

[Chorus]

You might win some, but you really lost one

You just lost one, it's so silly, how come?

When it's all done, did you really gain from

What you done done? It's so silly, how come?

You might win some, but you really lost one

You just lost one, it's so silly, how come?

When it's all done, did you really gain from

What you done done? It's so silly, how come?

You just lost one

[Outro]

You just lost one, you just lost one

You just lost one, you just lost one

(How come, you lost one? It's so dumb)

You just lost one, you just lost one

You just lost one

What a bam-bam!... hehehe

[Skit]

Teacher: Alright people, I'm gonna write something on the board. Let's spell it. First letter

Class: L, O, V, E

Teacher: What's that?

Class: Love

Teacher: What?

Class: Love!

Teacher: How many people know any songs about love?

Class: Right here! I know a lot about love

Teacher: Tell me some titles, titles of some songs

Boy: Love

(Laughter)

Teacher: There's a song called love?

Boy: Yeah!

Teacher: There's no song called love!

Boy: Yeah, it's by Kirk Franklin

Teacher: Ok ok, how it go?

Boy: It go "Love" (Laughter)

Teacher: Bet, bet, okay. Anybody else know any songs about love?

(Mumbling)

Teacher: I can't hear you

Girl: I Will Always Love You

Teacher: What about any movies about love? You know any movies about love?

Girl: Titanic

Teacher: Alright

Boy: Romeo and Juliet

Teacher: You didn't know that was about love 'til you saw it on TV and they said it was about love