He wondered how she'd take it when he said goodbye.
Dia penasaran bagaimana dia akan merespons saat dia mengucapkan selamat tinggal.

Thought she might do some cryin': lose some sleep at night.
Dia pikir mungkin dia akan menangis: kehilangan tidur di malam hari.

But he had no idea, when he hit the road,
Tapi dia tidak tahu, saat dia pergi,

That without him in her life, she'd let herself go.
Bahwa tanpa dia dalam hidupnya, dia akan mengizinkan dirinya pergi.

Let herself go on a singles cruise,
Dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi dalam pelayaran jomblo,

To Vegas once, then to Honolulu.
Ke Vegas sekali, lalu ke Honolulu.

Let herself go to New York City:
Dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi ke New York City:

A week at the Spa; came back knocked-out pretty.
Seminggu di Spa; kembali dengan penampilan yang menawan.

When he said he didn't love her no more,
Ketika dia bilang dia tidak mencintainya lagi,

She let herself go.
Dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi.

She poured her heart an' soul into their three-bedroom ranch.
Dia mencurahkan hati dan jiwanya ke dalam rumah tiga kamar mereka.

Spent her days raisin' babies, ironin' his pants.
Menghabiskan harinya membesarkan anak-anak, menyetrika celananya.

Came home one day from the grocery store and found his note,
Suatu hari dia pulang dari toko dan menemukan catatannya,

And without him there to stop her, she let herself go.
Dan tanpa dia di sana untuk menghentikannya, dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi.

Let herself go on her first blind-date:
Dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi pada kencan buta pertamanya:

Had the time of her life with some friends at the lake.
Menghabiskan waktu terbaiknya dengan beberapa teman di danau.

Let herself go, buy a brand new car,
Dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi, membeli mobil baru,

Drove down to the beach he always said was too far.
Mengemudi ke pantai yang selalu dia bilang terlalu jauh.

Sand sure felt good between her toes:
Pasir terasa enak di antara jari kakinya:

She let herself go on a singles cruise,
Dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi dalam pelayaran jomblo,

To Vegas once, then to Honolulu.
Ke Vegas sekali, lalu ke Honolulu.

Let herself go to New York City:
Dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi ke New York City:

A week at the Spa; came back knocked-out pretty.
Seminggu di Spa; kembali dengan penampilan yang menawan.

When he said he didn't love her no more,
Ketika dia bilang dia tidak mencintainya lagi,

She let herself go.
Dia mengizinkan dirinya pergi.

To Vegas once: Honolulu, New York City.
Ke Vegas sekali: Honolulu, New York City.

Came back knocked-out pretty.
Kembali dengan penampilan yang menawan.