Performed by Left Eye featuring Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men & Shamari Fears of Blaque
Bonus track available on the 2001 "Block Party" import single.
(All vocals performed by Left Eye unless otherwise indicated)
Verse One:
Alarm clock rung
Momma woke her out the bed
She's gettin' dressed for school
Puttin' barettes in her head
An honor roll student
Real smart is what they said
Every mornign when she left
Mom would cook her grits and eggs
Pops worked two jobs to bring in the bread
Momma stayed in the kitchen and kept her well-fed
Now here she go
Went to meet her friends at the bus stop
On the avenue
That's when the old Cadillac dropped
The man that was driving
Snatched her up around eight o' clock
While her friends and the bus driver
Waitin' down the block
No one heard her scream
He turned the bass up a notch
She was tampered with
Second floor of an abandoned spot
No telephone around
So she couldn't call the cops
He threw her in the bathroom
Made sure the door was locked
All she was thinkin'
Why me and will it stop?
All she was thinkin'
Why me and will it stop?
It's a damn shame
Chorus (Wanya Morris):
It's a damn shame
That someone (someone)
Would want to mess with you
And you just cant get them out your mind
Tryin' to replace bad times with smiles
Let it out (out right now)
Though it's hard to talk about
You gotta keep goin' on with your life
Lettin' it out
Verse Two:
The school bell rung
For the first hour of school
The teacher called her moms
'Cause she think she skippin' school
But only if they knew
What was really goin' on
She's cryin for y'all help
Why y'all talkin' on the phone?
The teacher's on the wrong subject
Sayin' that she think she grown
Somebody call the police
Damn, callin' up Tyrone
So her mother filed a report on her own
This is the description that she gave
What was known
Fifteen
She was last seen
Standin' on the corner
Eatin' ice cream
At the bus stop
On Tenth Street and Lily Ave
Just a few feet from the spot
Where she stayed
French braid
Hundred and ten pounds
What she weighed
Five-foot-two
Eyes blue-gray
Chorus
Verse Three:
Now back to the abandoned spot
Where she's tryin' to pick a lock
So he threw her in his lap
Ride him with the doors locked
He drove her through the woods
That was right around the block
Dropped her off at the hospital
In the parking lot
The school bell rung
For the end of a class
At the same time
She was runnin' in a flash
To go and call her mother
But her mother isn't there
And when she finally seen her
Speculation filled the air
Her momma don't believe her
She keeps callin' her tricks and whores
Sayin' , "I told you 'bout them older men before"
Her father didn't neither
Afraid to face the sticks and stones
So now she's searchin' for the grace to carry on
It's a damn shame
Chorus
Let it go
Let it go
I know it's hard, but you should let it go
Life goes on, you should know
If you let it go
Let it go
Let it go
You should let it go
I know you'll make it if you let it go