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Long Gone

Nelly
Track 2 on 5.0 

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Long Gone Lyrics

[Intro: Nelly]
Woah-oh, woah-oh
(Oh-oh) Woo
(Oh, yeah) Hey, hey

[Chorus: Nelly]
Man, you better leave your girl at home, man
'Cause if I catch her in the club all alone, man
She gon' be (Long), she gon' be (Gone)
She gon' be (Yeah), she gon' be, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
Man, you better leave your girl at home, man
'Cause if I catch her in the club all alone, man
She gon' be (Long), she gon' be (Gone)
She gon' be (Yeah), she gon' be, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
(She gon' be long gone, yeah)

[Verse 1: Nelly]
Your girl (Your girl) so fine (So fine)
Your girl, I gotta make her mine (Make her mine)
(Oh) Oh (Oh), oh
Oh, oh

[Refrain: Nelly]
And I know (I know) you don't mind (Don't mind)
'Cause I see her alone all the time (All the time)
(Oh) Yeah (Oh), yeah
Yeah, oh, yeah
So don't be stupid and bring her to the club (To the club)
'Cause I guarantee I'm gonna snatch her up (Snatch her up)
(Oh) Oh (Oh), well, yeah
I'm 'bout to make your girl my girl, who's girl? Your girl
[Chorus: Nelly, Nelly & Chris Brown]
Man, you better leave your girl at home, man (Woo!)
'Cause if I catch her in the club all alone, man
She gon' be (Long), she gon' be (Gone)
She gon' be (Yeah), she gon' be, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
Man, you better leave your girl at home, man
'Cause if I catch her in the club all alone, man
She gon' be (Long), she gon' be (Gone)
She gon' be (Yeah), she gon' be, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
(Uh, uh, uh, uh, she gon' be long gone, yeah)

[Verse 2: Nelly]
'Cause all it takes (All it takes) is one drink (One drink)
'Cause, man, I promise she gon' throw that ass on me, yeah
She gon' be (Long), oh (Gone)
Oh (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
'Cause I'ma take her to the crib, have her feelin' like a kid
Man, it's gon' be like stealin' candy straight from a baby, yeah
(Oh) Yeah (Oh), yeah
Yeah, oh, yeah

[Refrain: Nelly]
And I know (I know) you don't mind (Don't mind)
'Cause I see her alone all the time (All the time)
(Oh) Yeah (Oh), yeah
Yeah, oh, yeah
So don't be stupid and bring her to the club (To the club)
'Cause I guarantee I'm gonna snatch her up (Snatch her up)
(Oh) Oh (Oh), well, yeah
I'm 'bout to make your girl my girl, who's girl? Your girl
[Chorus: Nelly, Chris Brown, Nelly & Chris Brown, Plies]
Man, you better leave your girl at home, man (You better leave her)
'Cause if I catch her in the club all alone, man (Oh)
She gon' be (Long, yeah), she gon' be (Gone, yeah)
She gon' be (Yeah), she gon' be, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
Man, you better leave your girl at home, man (Oh, girl)
'Cause if I catch her in the club all alone, man (Aight, bro-bro)
She gon' be (Long), she gon' be (Gone)
(I got you dirty, aight, bro-bro, aight, bro-bro)
She gon' be (Yeah), she gon' be, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
(Woah-oh, woah-oh)

[Verse 3: Plies]
E'rybody turn around and wave at the buster (Hey, buster)
He in the club with his bitch 'cause he don't trust her (He don't trust her)
One wrong move and I'ma bust her (Bust her)
You a lollipop, nigga, you a sucker (You a sucker)
You broke (Broke) and she like hustlers (Hustlers)
I'm rich and I like whores (Whores)
Hey, buster (Buster), last chance (Last chance)
If that's your bitch, you better hold her hand (Hand)
'Cause you'll go to the beach and bring sand (Sand)
I won't choke, bitch, you know my plan
I got a hunnid racks in my pants
If anybody lame, it's your man, ha
[Chorus: Nelly, Chris Brown, Nelly & Chris Brown]
Man, you better leave your girl at home, man (You better leave her)
'Cause if I catch her in the club all alone, man (Oh)
She gon' be (Long, yeah), she gon' be (Gone, yeah)
She gon' be (Yeah), she gon' be, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
Man, you better leave your girl at home, man (Oh, girl)
'Cause if I catch her in the club all alone, man (Alone)
She gon' be (Long), she gon' be (Gone)
She gon' be (Yeah, yeah), she gon' be, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

How did the single chart?
Genius Answer

“Long Gone” peaked at #2 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and #21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

Has Chris collaborated with Nelly before?
Genius Answer

Yes! “Long Gone” marks the second collaboration between the duo following October 2007’s “Kiss Kiss (Remix).”

Has Chris collaborated with Plies before?
Genius Answer

Yes! “Long Gone” marks the second collaboration between the duo following December 2009’s “What I Do.”

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