Verse 1 I’ve been thumbing through paperbacks at 2 a.m. Highlighter bleeding through every page again “Find your peace,” “Set yourself free,” Every guru’s got a fix for me Our book of the month club was weak and weary Til we started reading the “Let Them Theory” A New York Times bestseller, thought this one might finally set me right... Yeah, it did — just not the way the author writes Pre-Chorus They say the first step is don’t fight it, go on and let them be... You take a deep breath in... And the second step is my favorite, it’s the part called “let me” Verse 2 Yeah, he slipped out late, said he needed space Found his truck parked at her place My best friend’s porch light glowing like a sin Guess they both let each other in Book says don’t react, just “let them” be They showed you who they are, now set ‘em free So I let ‘em lie, let ‘em cheat, let ‘em make their mess Let ‘em think I ain’t gonna do nothin’ I’ll regret But if they get to do whatever they please… That second step applies to me Pre Chorus Ohhh, best way to get over a man is, is to get under another Imma let me go hit up his best friend ............or maybe his baby brother Chorus I'm gonna let them talk, let them run, let them do me wrong Let them think I'll just roll along I'm gonna stand tall, hold my head high, and smile unafraid I'm gonna let them burn every bridge they made You can let them all day long and that's just fine by me But that "let me" second part is gonna set me free If I am gonna let them, I am sure as hell....... gonna let me Verse 3 Boss man smiled while he shook my hand Turned my blood, sweat, tears into “his big plan” Took my presentation, played it off as his own Just a selfish little boy pretending he is grown Pre Chorus Called that recruiter, said the timing was right Packed my desk, left my key late that Friday night Yeah he's a dirty man, but I let him think he got away clean… While I let me go.......... and build a better team Verse 4 I ain’t the kind that just lets it slide Or swallows hurt and lets it hide You push me once, I might step back But don’t get comfortable with that Yeah I can let go, yeah I can leave But don’t confuse that with naïve I might let ‘em walk like they got free… But that second step belongs to me Bridge They can take, they can break, they can walk on me They can write their truth like a prophecy But there’s one thing they don’t control… This wild side down in my soul Final Chorus I'm gonna let them talk, let them run, let them do me wrong Let them think I'll just roll along I'm gonna stand tall, hold my head high, and smile unafraid I'm gonna let them burn every bridge we made You can let them all day long and that's just fine by me But that "let me" second part is gonna set me free If I am gonna let them, I am sure as hell...................... Gonna let me