player only loves you when he's playing 
girlfriend I hope you listen to what I'm saying 
how you think you gonna stop him from betraying 
can't teach an old dog new tricks you know 
you like a man who's rough around the edges 
claiming he's changing, a bunch of empty pledges 
can't believe a [bad word] thing he alleges 
think twice before you head on down that road 

ladies you got to learn to let go 
cause he ain't never gonna change no 
now it's time to show him out the door 
not gonna take his mess nor more 

he got you waiting at home while he's out in club all night 
got to let go, got to let go 
got you paying all the bills and you know that it ain't right 
got to let go, got to let go 
if he got a baby-mama-drama all over the town 
got to let go, got to say no 
even your friends try to tell you he's messing around 
got to let go, got to let go 

they promise you the stars in the beginning 
it takes a while for you to find out that he's swindeling 
depending on your money and he's clinging 
you live and learn only if you recognize 
you stick with him because you thinks he needs you 
it's almost like you don't see the way he treats you 
there's even talk you won't leave him because you're too weak to 

ladies you got to learn to let go 
cause he ain't never gonna change no 
now it's time to show him out the door 
not gonna take his mess nor more 

he got you waiting at home while he's out in club all night 
got to let go, got to let go 
got you paying all the bills and you know that it ain't right 
got to let go, got to let go 
if he got a baby-mama-drama all over the town 
got to let go, got to say no 
even your friends try to tell you he's messing around 
got to let go, got to let go 

and don't think I haven't been through it all myself 
Songtexte hoping that one day he'll [bad word] someone else 

he got you waiting at home while he's out in club all night 
got to let go, got to let go 
got you paying all the bills and you know that it ain't right 
got to let go, got to let go 
if he got a baby-mama-drama all over the town 
got to let go, got to say no 
even your friends try to tell you he's messing around 
got to let go, got to let go 

he be puffing on weed first thing in the morn' 
got to let go, got to let go 
is he still sitting in the same spot when you get home 
got to let go, got to let go 
the whole world’s against him, but it’s never his fault 
got to let go, got to say no 
you try to break it down, but he don’t hear you at all 
got to let go, got to let go