When I was six years old, I kinda wet the bed My stepdad came in and nearly beat me to death
All bruised and broken, I was lonely and scared My mom, she was working, there was nobody there My nana showed up, she was super protective Had a tear in her eye, she saw how I was neglected The crazy part about it, she´s a straight-up detective But you never would´ve guessed, at how she´d cook you a breakfast Three weeks later, she had him locked in a cell Now I´m seven years old with a story to tell Sing it
I´m gonna let it go (Learning, learning) Forgiveness is something we gotta know (Learning, learning) ´Cause if you hold on forever, it´ll hurt your soul
That´s why I´m learning how to let it go (Learning, learning) That´s why I´m learning how to let it go
Now middle school´s here, a new chapter in life New stepdad too, made my mama his wife Got new problems now, like tryna fit in Getting looked down on just because of your skin It´s bad enough, I can´t afford them clothes Got high water´s on with holes in my sole Now, that´s the type of stuff to put a hole in your soul But I, I´m just gonna, I´m just gonna
I´m gonna let it go (Learning, learning) Forgiveness is something we gotta know (Learning, learning) ´Cause if you hold on forever, it´ll hurt your soul
That´s why I´m learning how to let it go (Learning, learning) That´s why I´m learning how to let it go Let it go (Learning, learning) Yeah
I´m grown up now, I learned enough for a song Still got some friends (Yeah), but most of ´em gone (They gone) Overdoses or killed by a gun Breaking into houses, life on the run Did it for his kid, now he won´t be around Guess the little one´s gonna be just like me now If you´re carrying the bitterness around on your shoulders Just remember what I told you Sing it
I´m gonna let it go (Learning, learning) Forgiveness is something we gotta know (Learning, learning) ´Cause if you hold on forever, it´ll hurt your soul (hurt your soul) That´s why I´m learning how to let it go (Learning, learning) That´s why I´m learning how to let it go (Come on, learning learning) I´m learning how to let it go