[Verse 1] I can't get it back but I don't want it back I realized that she don't know how to act Never been a dumb dude, no, I'm not dense I just had a slight lack of common sense I was the good guy, she was the bad girl I'm thinking one girl She thinking me, Earl James and Jimmy Yep, she had plenty But love for me, she didn't have any
[Pre-Chorus] I was inviting, her into my heart But she was out riding in some other man's car She was my night time, thought I was her star Guess I was wrong, but see I'm strong Won't take long for me to move on
[Chorus] Please don't worry 'bout me I'm fine (Please don't worry 'bout me I'm fine) Only gonna play the fool one time (Only gonna play the fool one time) Trust me when I say that I'll be okay Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl
[Verse 2] I can't get it back but I don't want it back I realized that she don't know how to act Tried to settle down and look what I get Thought it was my time, but I guess not yet She at the bar getting drinks from many men I'm in the house, thinking she's with her girlfriends Just not knowing, truly not knowing I look back now like, "Man, I was open"
[Pre-Chorus] I was inviting, her into my heart But she was out riding in some other man's car She was my night time, thought I was her star Guess I was wrong, but see I'm strong Won't take long for me to move on
[Chorus] Please don't worry 'bout me I'm fine (Please don't worry 'bout me I'm fine) Only gonna play the fool one time (Only gonna play the fool one time) Trust me when I say that I'll be okay Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl
[Bridge] Ooh-ooh, the mistake I made is clear (We never should've been together, ooh) That's the reason you're not here (I know that I can do much better, hey) Not a single salty tear Not a feeling in my chest Baby, I'm feeling no stress I'm too fly to be depressed
[Breakdown] Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl (Go on girl, mm-mm) Go on girl, go on girl (Go on girl) Oh-oh, oh-ohooh, hey, oh, oh-ohh
[Chorus] Please don't worry 'bout me I'm fine (Please don't worry 'bout me I'm fine) Only gonna play the fool one time (Only gonna play the fool one time) Trust me when I say that I'll be okay Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl, oh-ohh
[Chorus] Please don't worry 'bout me I'm fine (Please don't worry 'bout me I'm fine) Only gonna play the fool one time (Only gonna play the fool one time) Trust me when I say that I'll be okay Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl (Go on girl) Go on girl
[Outro] Go on girl, go on girl, go on girl I'll be fine
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“Go on Girl” is the fourth and final single from Ne-Yo’s second studio album, released on December 4, 2007. The song was written by Ne-Yo, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, and Amund Bjorklund, it peaked at #27 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (Billboard) and #96 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became Ne-Yo’s tenth top forty hit.
On Ne-Yo’s episode of VH1’s Behind The Music series, he reveals that Michael Jackson called him in 2009 asking for him to help him with his newest album. Michael told him that his favorite song by Ne-Yo was “Go On Girl.”
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