Let It Go – English Lyrics

• By: Keyshia Cole, Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of R&B and hip-hop with Keyshia Cole's "Let It Go." This empowering anthem, featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim, offers a fantastic opportunity to explore modern English slang, expressions of resilience, and storytelling within a popular song. Its catchy hooks and diverse vocal styles make it an engaging track to enhance your listening comprehension and vocabulary.

[English]

- GIRL, LOOK.

WHY YOU LOOKING LIKE THAT AGAIN?

- SERIOUSLY, MISS.

I CANNOT DEAL WITH THESE INSECURITIES.

THIS DUDE IS REALLY STRESSING ME OUT.

I GOT TOO MUCH I'M TRYING TO DO. I REALLY NEED TO LET IT GO

- OKAY, WELL YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T EVEN NEED TO HEAR THE STORY

I'M GONNA TAKE YOU TO THIS CLUB ROUND THE BLOCK.

'CAUSE I GOT MY NEW CHANEL JACKET, HAIR DONE

- IS KIM COMING?

- WE GONNA GO PICK UP KIM

- OKAY, LET'S GO LET IT GO FOR REAL.

- LET IT GO FOR REAL, HOLLA.

(RECORD SCRATCHING)

♪ YOU NEED TO GET IF HE DON'T WANNA ♪

♪ LOVE YOU THE RIGHT WAY, HE AIN'T GONNA ♪

♪ IT AIN'T WHERE HE'S AT ♪

♪ IT'S WHERE HE, WHERE HE WANNA BE ♪

♪ YO, KEYSHIA ♪

♪ YES, YES, YES, YES ♪

♪ FIRE, FIRE ♪

♪ I LIKE THIS ONE RIGHT HERE ♪

♪ THIS ONE FOR ALL MY LADIES, Y'ALL ♪

♪ HA ♪

♪ LET'S GO ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT YO MAN 'CAUSE I GOT IT LIKE THAT ♪

♪ BUT IT AIN'T EVEN GOTTA BE LIKE THAT ♪

♪ EH-HEH-HEH-HEH-HEH ♪

♪ YO MAN, HE BE CALLIN' ME BACK ♪

♪ HE SAY I'M FINE AND A MATTER OF FACT ♪

♪ EH-HEH-HEH-HEH-HEH ♪

♪ HE ASKED HOW I DO THAT THAT ♪

♪ FIT MY JEANS OVER BABY PHAT ♪

♪ LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW THE TYPA TRICKS HE PLAYIN' ♪

♪ BUT I SHOULD WARN YOU I DON'T WANT YOUR MAN ♪

♪ I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WANNA TRY ♪

♪ MAKE HIM STAY HOME LATE AT NIGHT ♪

♪ BUT IF HE WANNA GO ♪

♪ HE'LL BE GONE NO LIE ♪

♪ I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED ♪

♪ HOW MANY TIMES I CRIED ♪

♪ THINKIN' ABOUT MINE AND WHERE HE MIGHT BE ♪

♪ REMEMBER WHEN I GAVE EVERYTHING I'VE GOT ♪

♪ COULDN'T GET DEEP DOWN INSIDE ♪

♪ HOW YOU LOVE SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T LOVE ME? ♪

♪ C'MON BUT NOW I GET IF HE DON'T WANNA ♪

♪ LOVE YOU THE RIGHT WAY HE AIN'T GONNA ♪

♪ IT AIN'T WHERE HE'S AT, IT'S WHERE HE ♪

♪ WHERE HE WANNA BE ♪

♪ IF HE AIN'T GONNA LOVE YOU THE WAY HE SHOULD ♪

♪ THEN LET IT GO ♪

♪ IF HE AIN'T GONNA TREAT YOU THE WAY HE SHOULD ♪

♪ THEN LET IT GO ♪

♪ IF HE AIN'T GONNA LOVE YOU THE WAY HE SHOULD ♪

♪ THEN LET IT GO ♪

♪ IF HE AIN'T GONNA TREAT YOU THE WAY HE SHOULD ♪

♪ THEN LET IT GO ♪

♪ WHEN THIS SONG COME ON IN THE CLUB ♪

♪ THEY GONNA BE LIKE DAMN, THAT'S HOT ♪

♪ AND WHEN THEY PLAY IT IN THEY CAR ♪

♪ THEY GONNA DROP THEY TOPS LIKE, DAMN, THAT'S HOT ♪

♪ THEY GONNA MIX IT WITH BIGGIE "IT WAS ALL A DREAM" ♪

♪ LIKE DAMN, THAT'S HOT ♪

♪ ME AND KEYSHIA WON'T STOP 'TIL THE TICK DON'T TOCK ♪

♪ LIKE DAMN, THAT'S HOT ♪

♪ NOW UNDERSTAND WHY I TAKE MY TIME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU COME WITH ALIBIS ♪

♪ TRYNA GET ME TO SEE THAT'S WHERE YOU TRYNA BE ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T WANT YOUR MAN ♪

♪ YOUR MAN'S BEEN CALLIN' ME ♪

♪ TRYNA GET ME TO SEE ♪

♪ THAT HE WANTS ME TO BE WITH HIM ♪

♪ BUT HE AIN'T THE ONE FOR ME ♪

♪ AND IF YOU ONLY KNEW ♪

♪ YOU WOULD DO WHAT YOU HAD TO ♪

♪ FINALLY SEE THAT ♪

♪ FINALLY GET THE CHANCE TO SEE THAT ♪

♪ YOU NEED TO GET IF HE DON'T WANNA ♪

♪ LOVE YOU THE RIGHT WAY HE AIN'T GONNA ♪

♪ IT AIN'T WHERE HE'S AT, IT'S WHERE HE ♪

♪ WHERE HE WANNA BE ♪

♪ NOW HERE'S A LITTLE LESSON LIL KIM DON'T STRESS 'EM ♪

♪ KICK 'EM ALL STRAIGHT TO THE CURB LIKE BECKHAM ♪

♪ BROKE UP WITH MY EX, HE WITH HER FOR NOW BUT ♪

♪ LITTLE DO SHE KNOW SHE JUST A REBOUND ♪

♪ CALLIN' MY PHONE SHE SO OUTTA POCKET ♪

♪ I BEEN THERE BEFORE 'OL GIRL YOU NEED TO STOP IT ♪

♪ WHEN HE'S WITH YOU, HE'S WISHIN' IT WAS ME ♪

♪ YOU MIGHT BE WHERE HE'S AT ♪

♪ BUT I'M WHERE HE WANNA BE, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ IF HE AIN'T GONNA LOVE YOU THE WAY HE SHOULD ♪

♪ THEN LET IT GO ♪

♪ IF HE AIN'T GONNA TREAT YOU THE WAY HE SHOULD ♪

♪ THEN LET IT GO ♪

♪ IF HE AIN'T GONNA LOVE YOU THE WAY HE SHOULD ♪

♪ THEN LET IT GO ♪

♪ AND IF HE AIN'T GONNA TREAT YOU THE WAY HE SHOULD ♪

♪ THEN LET IT GO HANDS UP IN THE AIR ♪

♪ WHEN THIS SONG COME ON IN THE CLUB ♪

♪ THEY GONNA BE LIKE DAMN, THAT'S HOT ♪

♪ AND WHEN THEY PLAY IT IN THEY CAR ♪

♪ THEY GONNA DROP THEY TOPS LIKE DAMN, THAT'S HOT ♪

♪ THEY GONNA MIX IT WITH BIGGIE "IT WAS ALL A DREAM" ♪

♪ LIKE DAMN, THAT'S HOT ♪

♪ ME, KIM, AND KEYSHIA WON'T STOP 'TIL THE TICK DON'T TOCK ♪

♪ LIKE, DAMN, THAT'S HOT ♪

♪ YES FIRE, BABY ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection or passion for someone or something
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel from one place to another
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something because it is essential or important noun - something that is necessary or wanted
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to make an effort to do something
deal /diːl/ B1	verb - to handle, manage or cope with something noun - an agreement or arrangement
stress /strɛs/ B1	noun - mental or emotional pressure verb - to emphasize or highlight importance
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a description of past events or experiences
club /klʌb/ B1	noun - a place where people meet to socialize or dance
hot /hɒt/ A2	adjective - having a high temperature adjective - very popular or trendy
burn /bɜːrn/ B1	verb - to be on fire or destroy something by fire
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to shed tears usually because of emotion
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection or passion for someone or something
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from or depart
real /rɪˈəl/ A2	adjective - existing or occurring as fact; true
new /nuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, discovered, or acquired
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
ex /ɛks/ B2	noun - someone who formerly had a relationship with someone

Key Grammar Structures

• I REALLY NEED TO LET IT GO

  ➔ Modal verb 'need to' for expressing necessity.

  ➔ The phrase "need to" shows obligation or necessity to perform the action "let it go."

• I DON'T EVEN NEED TO HEAR THE STORY

  ➔ Negative modal construction 'don't need to' expressing something unnecessary.

  ➔ The expression "don't need to" says the action "hear the story" is not required.

• IF HE DON'T WANNA LOVE YOU THE RIGHT WAY, HE AIN'T GONNA

  ➔ Use of informal contractions and present simple conditional clause with 'if'.

  ➔ "If" introduces a condition, and the informal contractions ('don't', 'ain't', 'gonna') are typical in spoken/colloquial English.

• I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW MANY TIMES I TRIED

  ➔ Use of modal verb 'can't' to express inability combined with a wh-question 'how many times'.

  ➔ "Can't" shows inability and "how many times" asks for frequency; together they express emphasizing struggle or repeated attempts.

• WHEN THIS SONG COME ON IN THE CLUB

  ➔ Use of present simple tense to describe habitual or general truth event.

  ➔ Present simple is used here to describe what happens regularly when the song is played in the club.

• WE GONNA GO PICK UP KIM

  ➔ Colloquial/informal future expression using 'gonna' as a contraction of 'going to'.

  ➔ 'Gonna' is often used in spoken English to indicate future intention, replacing 'going to'.

• I DON'T WANT YOUR MAN

  ➔ Present simple negative form with 'do not' for expressing refusal or denial.

  ➔ The structure "don't want" expresses a present refusal of possessing or accepting something.

• I BEEN THERE BEFORE 'OL GIRL YOU NEED TO STOP IT

  ➔ Use of non-standard past perfect 'I been' for 'I've been', colloquial direct address and imperative 'you need to stop it'.

  ➔ "I been" is a colloquial variant of "I've been"; "you need to stop it" is an imperative advising action to cease behavior.