Let It Out (Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes)

[Verse 1] The alarm clock rung Momma woke her out the bed She's gettin' dressed for school Puttin' barrettes in her head An honor roll student real smart That's what they said Every morning 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 drivin' Snatched her up around 8 o'clock While her friends and the bus driver Waitin' down the block No one heard her screamin' He turned the bass up a notch She was tampered with Second floor in 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] Damn shame That someone That someone would want to mess with you And you just can't get them out your mind Try to replace bad times with smiles Let it out Out right now I know it's hard to talk about You gotta keep going on with your life Letting it out [Verse 2] The school bell rung For the first hour of school Her teacher called her moms Cuz she thinks she's skippin' school But if only they knew What was really goin' on She's cryin' for your help While 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 10th Street and Milly Ave. Just a few feet From the spot Where she stayed Pink mini skirt And french braids Hundred-ten pounds What she weighed 5 foot 2 Eyes blue-grey [Chorus - Wanya] Damn shame That someone That someone would want to mess with you And you just can't get them out your mind Try to replace bad times with smiles Let it out Out right now I know it's hard to talk about You gotta keep going on with your life Letting it out [Verse 3] Now back to the abandoned spot Where she's tryin' to pick the lock So he threw her in his 'lac Ridin' with the doors locked 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 the 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's 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 And now she's searchin' for the grace to carry on It's a damn shame [Chorus - Wanya] Damn shame That someone That someone would want to mess with you And you just can't get them out your mind Try to replace bad times with smiles Let it out Out right now I know it's hard to talk about You gotta keep going on with your life Letting it out Let it go Let it go I know it's hard But you should let it go Life goes on and 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 Life goes on and you should know Let it go Let it go