[Rihanna:] The tide is high but I'm holding on I'm gonna be your numba 1 I'm gonna want numba 1
[Kardinal Offishall:] She just my one time lover Pretty little thing ... Nothin but a pretty woman that I'd fling She even knows she want to be the queen to my king She ain't nothin but where I... Someone that I would use to boss my... She wouldn't know... ... She... On the left on the rest numba 2 on my mind There no way she could be my girl She steady while tryin to come into my world
[Rihanna:] The tide is high but I'm holding on I'm gonna be your numba 1 I'm gonna want numba 1
[Kardinal Offishall:] She just my trophy piece Only I I Never ever want to call her Never ever want to bring her around my friends She'd be cryin on the phone but she know who I am
... voice to the people ... family says I leave her I don't have time for the play play She a good chick yo but I'm married to the... Related to the... related to the paper Tryin to get my name put it on the skyscraper There's no way she could be my wife She steady while tryin to come into my life
[Rihanna:] The tide is high but I'm holding on I'm gonna be your numba 1 I'm gonna want numba 1
Those other girls ain't nothing like me. Just give me the chance and boy you will see that I'm not the kind of girl who just gets down like that.
[Kardinal Offishall:] On the rim I ain't gonna front you The box to the a lot hound dogs on the hunt You the push to the to a letter push roll You the artist and the... but you ain't what I want I want this this tryin get in the business Just tryin walk visit... There's no way you could get that ring But I hear... in the place [Rihanna:] The tide is high but I'm holding on(the tide is high) I'm gonna be your numba 1 (numba 1) I'm gonna want numba 1
The tide is high but I'm holding on(holding on) I'm gonna be your numba 1 I'm gonna want numba 1