[Verse:]
I understand why you wanna try
To 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 got
Couldn't get deep down inside
How you love someone who didn't love me?
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 wherе he, where hе wanna be

[Chorus:]
If he ain't gonna love you, the way he should
Then let it go
(If he ain't gonna) If he ain't gonna treat you, the way he should
Then let it go
(If he ain't gonna) If he ain't gonna love you, the way he should
Then let it go (Let it go)
If he ain't gonna treat you, the way he should
(Let it go) Then let it go

[Interlude: Missy Elliott]
When this song come on in the club, they gon' be like
Damn, that's hot
And when they play it in the car, they gon' drop they tops like
Damn, that's hot (Whoop!)
They gon' mix it with Biggie, "It was all a dream" like
Damn, that's hot
Don't stop, 'til the tick don't tock like
Damn, that's hot
[Verse:]
Now understand why I take my time (Time)
Cause you come with alibis (-Bis)
Tryna get me to see that's where you tryna be
But I don't want your man
Your man's been callin' me (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 (Only knew)
You would, do what you had to (You would, do)
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, yeah, yeah

[Chorus:]
If he ain't gonna love you, the way he should
Then let it go
(If he want you all night) If he ain't gonna treat you the way he should
Then let it go (He ain't comin' home)
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