Killing Me Softly. Fox/Gimbel, based on a poem by Lori Lieberman. I heard he sang a good song. I heard he had a style. And so I came to see him. To listen for a while. And there he was, this young boy. A stranger to my eyes. Strumming my pain with his fingers. Killing Me Softly - Lori Lieberman (With lyrics) - YouTube 0:00 / 4:09 Killing Me Softly - Lori Lieberman (With lyrics) Phoenix June 35.9K subscribers Subscribe 5.1K views 6 years ago Credit Lori Lieberman tekst Killing Me Softly with His Song: I heard he sang a good song / I heard he had a style / And so I came to Watch Lori Lieberman perform the original version of Killing Me Softly, the classic song she co-wrote and inspired by Don McLean. This HD live video from 1975 shows her captivating voice and Strumming my pain with his fingers, Singing my life with his words, Killing me softly with his song, Killing me softly with his song, Telling my whole life with his words, Killing me softly with his song. I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style, And so I came to see him and listen for a while. Chorus: Strumming my pain with his fingers Singing my life with his words Killing me softly with his song Killing me softly with his song Telling my whole life with his words Killing me softly with his song I felt all flushed with fever Embarrassed by the crowd I felt he found my letters And read each one out loud I prayed that he would finish 6Vfy.