I don't think I loved it at all. It almost embarrassed me because I didn't want anybody to view me as a groupie who had gone to, you know, a concert. I just didn't want to be seen like that." 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 With His Song Lyrics: 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 vHOh.