“I Am Sorry” by Timaya is a song from his 2012 album, Upgrade, where he apologizes for past misbehavior in a relationship. The lyrics feature him admitting to “messing up lately,” acknowledging that he hasn’t been a good partner, and expressing a desire to change and be a better lover to his girlfriend. The song serves as a guide for others to always own up to their mistakes and be ready to make amends in their relationships.
chorus
Hey
I've been messing up lately I know oh
Hey, girl
I've been messing up lately I know
My baby
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I know, know, nai-nai-nai, ai
Hey
I've been messing up lately I know
verse
Girl I've not been good to you
I have been rude to you
Disrespecting you
Not being true to you
Girl I've been cheating on you
Doing things bad to you
Me I'm not a nice guy I know but you really do
Baby on my knees I'm begging you
Baby I apologize
I have not been good to you
Baby right now I realize
There's one thing I know, no matter what I do
I will never leave you anything that I do, yeah
Oh baby you are my sister
Baby you treat me like my mother
Ayaju and ayaju ai
That's why I tell you siyabonga
chorus
Oh girl
I've been messing up lately I know oh, chai
Hey
I've been messing up lately I know
My baby, oh
A-nai-nai-nai-ai
Hey
I've been messing up lately I know
verse
Baby
You're good girl
Not a bad girl
I am a bad boy rocking with a good girl
I look well
You make my head wanna swell
Say anytime I think of you with you I wanna dwell
Girl, you've done no wrong my baby
I treated you badly my shawty
You've done no wrong my honey
You good to me, you nice to me you're everything to me yeah
But you know I do what I do
Right now me I tell you siyabonga
chorus
Oh, girl
I've been messing up lately, I know oh girl
Hey
I've been messing up lately I know
My shawty
Ohh
Nai, nai-nai-nai-nai
Hey, girl
I've been messing up lately I know
verse
Girl I'm not a, not a guy for you
I am not a good boy
I am not a guy for you
I am not there for you
Every time you want me I am not there for you
Care for you, there for you
Baby girl I've never cared for you
See baby girl my loving is shortage
Every night and day I dey for airport with my luggage
She no care, she just dey manage
She no wan make our love go damage
Girl, baby girl me I surrender
Me I stop to be a cassanova
Wanna be your lover, your sister and your brother
Your mama and your papa
Me I wanna love ya
Hey ayaju and ayaju aii
Hey my love is familiar
That's why me wanna love ya
Siyabonga
chorus
Hey
I've been messing up lately I know oh
Hey, girl
I've been messing up lately I know my girlfriend
Hey, hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Messing up lately, I know naa
outro
Ti-na-na-na-na-ti-na
I've been messing up lately I know
When I say, ohh
I've been messing up lately I know
Baby forgive me my girl
I've been messing up lately I know my girlfriend
Hey, hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Nai-nai-nai-nai, ai-ai
Ohh my girl
I've been messing up lately I know
Girl I say, me dafa-dapper
You a dapper, dapper
Me no wan trouble I want to be your lover
Me stop being a player, player
We all want another
Uploaded by: Enobong • Upload date: 11/6/2025
