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Shoulda Let You Go

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Oct. 19, 20071 viewer24.2K views

Shoulda Let You Go Lyrics

[Chorus: Keyshia Cole]
And we both knew, you're wrong
There's nothing you can do, to ever undo what you've done to me (Done to me)

I loved you, deep in my heart (Heart I know)
I know you couldn't love me
But baby, I just kept holding on, I should've let you go
I shoulda let you go (Hey, yeah, yeah)
I shoulda let you go
You know, I shoulda let you go

[Verse 2: Amina Harris]
And now I'm gone, plus I'd rather be alone
We both grown, lower your tone over the phone, aight
I shoulda known, damn, I shoulda known
It wouldn't last long, when you didn't come home some nights

And now I'm on, in the zone, handle business on my own
So respect the queen on the throne, aight

Here's some strong advice, move on, that's life
You're wrong, I'm right, and I'm glad I let you go

[Chorus: Keyshia Cole]
And we both knew, you're wrong (Knew you're wrong)
There's nothing you can do, to ever undo what you've done to me (Done to me)

I loved you, deep in my heart (I loved you deep in my heart)
I know you couldn't love me
But baby, I just kept holding on, I shoulda let you go
I shoulda let you go
I shoulda let you go
You know, I shoulda let you go
[Bridge: Keyshia Cole]
Don't know why you would ever lie to me so
(But I shoulda let you)
Don't know why I could never let you go
(Could've, shoulda, let you)

Don't know why you would ever lie to me so (Shoulda let you go)
Don't know why I could never let you go

[Outro: Keyshia Cole]
(Shoulda let ya, I shoulda let you go, hey, oh)
Don't know why I could never let you go (But I shoulda let you)
Everything I did, everything I gave (Shoulda let you go)
You didn't understand, no
(Don't know why I would never let you go)
Coulda, shoulda let you
But I shoulda let you
Baby, oh, I shoulda let you go a long time ago
Yeah

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Genius Annotation

Keyshia sings about a one sided relationship, in which she held onto more than she should have. Even though she knew deep down that her love was unrequited for, she hoped that over time he’d grow to love her back. But instead, the guy brutally took advantage of the love she had for him. Talk about unrequited love🙄

Keyshia now wishes she would’ve known better and ended the relationship sooner. Here she reminisces on all the terrible ways he mistreated and used her. Guess she was “drunk in love” during their relationship because she overlooked and tolerated a lot from this guy and now she can’t seem to understand why it took her so long to see things for what they really are and so to finally kick his ass to the curb!

Bye, Ol' cheating ass✌😴

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