Nació en una familia musical y creció en Tortola, en las Islas Vírgenes Británicas. Iyaz estudió grabación digital en la universidad.
Sean Kingston encontró Iyaz a través de su página de MySpace en 2008. Iyaz cuando vio por primera vez los mensajes de Kingston en su bandeja de entrada de MySpace, no creía que era realmente él y simplemente ignoro los mensajes. Tiempo después de haber recibido tres mensajes, Iyaz pensó que era mejor que responder
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
[VERSE] A#A/FGmD# Everybody tells me that you're pretty A#A/FGmD# And I always try to disagree, ohh A#A/F To see you with another guy GmD# Would tear me up deep inside A#A/FGmD# Cuz they don't know you once belonged to me Ohh oh
[CHORUS] A#A/FGmD# I know it would be awkward running into you that way A#A/FGmD# It was okay 'til you said that word to me A#A/F Oh no you didn't just call me friend GmD# Oh no I must be hearing things A#A/F You can call me wrong Gm You can call me right D# But don't you call me friend tonight A#A/FGm Oh no you didn't just say we're through D# Oh no I aint never gettin over you A#A/FGm Tell me that I'm crazy chasing you again D# Oh ohh, but don't you call me friend A# Don't you call me A/F Don't you, don't you call me Gm Don't you call me D# Don't you call me friend A# Don't you call me A/F Don't you, don't you call me Gm Don't you call me D# Don't you call me friend
[VERSE] A#A/F I aint gonna lie GmD# You look so happy A#A/FGmD# Wish there was something I could still make you feel A#A/F Every smile makes me wanna fall apart GmD# Every laugh is like a bullet to my heart A#A/F Cuz I'm at the end of the room GmD# Watching every guy coming at you
[CHORUS] A#A/FGmD# I know it would be awkward running into you that way A#A/FGmD# It was okay 'til you said that word to me A#A/F Oh no you didn't just call me friend GmD# Oh no I must be hearing things A#A/F You can call me wrong Gm You can call me right D# But don't you call me friend tonight A#A/FGm Oh no you didn't just say we're through D# Oh no I aint never gettin over you A#A/FGm Tell me that I'm crazy chasing you again D# Oh ohh, but don't you call me friend A# Don't you call me A/F Don't you, don't you call me Gm Don't you call me D# Don't you call me friend A# Don't you call me A/F Don't you, don't you call me Gm Don't you call me D# Don't you call me friend
[BRIDGE] A#D#F A friend don't think about you when he's dreaming GmD# Or every single minute that he's breathing F So why is this so hard to believe A#D#F A friend wont do it all to try to please you GmD# A friend can never kiss you when he sees you F & you know I wont so just please don't call me friend
[CHORUS] A#A/FGmD# I know it would be awkward running into you that way A#A/FGmD# It was okay 'til you said that word to me A#A/F Oh no you didn't just call me friend GmD# Oh no I must be hearing things A#A/F You can call me wrong Gm You can call me right D# But don't you call me friend tonight A#A/FGm Oh no you didn't just say we're through D# Oh no I aint never gettin over you A#A/FGm Tell me that I'm crazy chasing you again D# Oh ohh, but don't you call me friend A# Don't you call me A/F Don't you, don't you call me Gm Don't you call me D# Don't you call me friend A# Don't you call me A/F Don't you, don't you call me Gm Don't you call me D# Don't you call me friend