Go! - Live from Showcase Live, Foxboro MA / 2010

Ladies have you been getting your butt kicked?

For a lot of years

I know y'all looking good tonight

But you know I know y'all can hide that stuff

You need to leave while you still can leave

And, and I prayed about this

I say, they gonna say,

"Man she busting up in Marriages and relationships"

Baby, if you can bust up an eye all the time

Your marriage is already broken

And to stay there is to co-sign that foolishness

This is a song about abuse

Hard to look at it

Some people think it's an untouchable subject

But I like to touch the untouchable

It's simply called "Go!"

I know all the doctors in the ER by name

All of the nurses know me the same

Bet they think I'm the clumsiest woman

I can hear 'em talkin' 'bout me

When they see me coming

Bruised wrist and I didn't say braced

Black eyes from getting punched and punched

Over and Over in my face

Oh, I could call up some of my crazy cousins

Pookie and Peaches and Pumpkin

But I know that violence really don't solve nothin'

You may think that I won't go

But I'm gon' go

I can't stay here no more

Lord knows I gotta go (Gotta go)

You may think that I won't leave

But I'm gon' go

I can't take this no more

Lord knows I gotta go (Gotta go)

You try to hide the beast inside

When we have company

Most of them don't have a clue what you do

When you're alone with me

Then you wanna front after your stunt

By taking me shopping

But I got trick for you baby

And your mouth gon' be droppin'

You may think that I won't leave

But I'm gon' go

I can't stay here no more

Lord knows I gotta go (Gotta go)

You may think that I won't go

But I'm gon' go

I can't take this no more

Lord knows I gotta go (Gotta go)

You ain't whooping on me no more

The last time you busted my lip, ooh, yeah

I should have abandoned the ship

And given you your pink slip, well

Such a big, big man (Big, big man)

Oh, why you gotta beat on me (Beat up on me)

Just let's me know you ain't the man

You supposed to be

Oh, you may think that I won't go

But I'm gon' go (Gotta go, baby)

I can't stay here no more (Can't stay, can't stay)

Lord knows I gotta go (Gotta go)

Get the nerve to go

You may think that I won't leave

But I'm gon' go

I can't take this no more

Lord knows I gotta go (Gotta go)

I'm gon' wait till you sleepin'

And get my bag and start creepin'

Out the door can't take it no more

Oh, I gotta go (Gotta go)

Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh

Oh, oh

Oh, oh,

Oh, oh I gotta go, I gotta go, I gotta go

You wouldn't want nobody beatin' up like that on your momma

(Your momma, your momma, your momma)

You wouldn't want nobody beatin' up like that on your sister

(Your sister, your sister, your sister)

You wouldn't want nobody beatin' up like that on your auntie

(Your auntie, your auntie, your auntie)

Sho' wouldn't want nobody beatin' up like that on your daughter

(Your daughter, your daughter, your daughter)

Why you gotta beat on me (Why you gotta beat on me)

Why you gotta beat on me (Why you gotta beat on me)

Why you gotta beat on me (Why you gotta beat on me)

That ain't no way to treat a lady

I thought I was your baby

I thought you really loved me, ha

I thought you really cared for me

Why you gotta beat on me

See, you gon' be walkin' around one day

(Mhm)

Sunshine, nothing on your mind

Thinking everything is just fine

And look out Miss Celie finna shave Mister

You better wake up baby (Wake up baby, wake up baby)

While you can still wake up baby

You don't have to beat on me

Sho' ain't no way to treat a lady like me

Said baby you know, you know, you know

I gotta go

Baby you know, you know, you know

I gotta go, ahh

You know, you know, you know

I gotta go

Yeah (Yeah)

Yeah (Yeah)

Oh, baby you know, you know, you know

I gotta go

Woo, not supposed to be beatin' on a lady

What's the matter witchu boy?

Are, Are you crazy?

I, I-I-I

I, I-I-I

I, I, I gotta go,

I gotta go, yeah

I gotta go, yeah

I gotta go, yeah

Love won't even make me stay

Love won't make me stay

I gotta go

You ain't whooping on me no more