Michael Jackson – Can’t Let Her Get Away

Written, Composed and Produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley.

Featured in the film, ‘The Meteor Man’ (1993).

[Teddy Riley’s Words About The Song]
This was mostly from a sample CD that I just put together myself, and it kind of reminded me of the James Brown sound. I could feel it. I thought I’d bring a shadow of some of the greatness of the James Brown production sound to this. I made the sample CD myself – that was me playing instruments, then looping them up and having them lying around for potential projects. Back then I just had them lying around and I hadn’t used them… But I really wanted to use them !

Throughout the album I was drawing off a lot of CDs I had hanging around, all played by myself. I’m a multi-instrumentalist.

Credits
* Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
* Produced by Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson
* Recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley, Dave Way and Jean-Marie Horvat
* Solo and background vocals: Michael Jackson
* Vocal arrangement by Michael Jackson
* Rhythm arrangement by Teddy Riley
* Synthesizer arrangement by Teddy Riley
* Keyboards and synthesizers: Teddy Riley
* Sequencing and programming: Wayne Cobham

Can’t Let Her Get Away – Lyrics

I Thought She Had To Have It
Since The First Time She Came
Who Knows The Situation
Mysteries Do Remain
And Now I Wonder Why
I Breakdown When I Cry
Is It Something I Said
Or Is It Just A Lie
(Is It Just A Lie)

I Try So Hard To Love You
Some Things Take
Time And Shame
I Think The Whole World
Of You
Your Thoughts Of Me Remain
I’ll Play The Fool For You
I’ll Change The Rules For You
Just Say It And I’ll Do
Just Make This Thing Come True
(Make A Dream Come True)

If I Let Her Get Away
Though I’m Begging
On My Knees
I’ll Be Crying Everyday
Knowing The Girl
That Got Away

I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away
I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away

I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away
I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away

I Tried To Mastermind It
By Saying Let It Be
But Everytime I Did It
The Hurt Came Back At Me
I Told You That I Need You
A Thousand Times And Why
I Played The Fool For You
And Still You Said Goodbye
(Still You Said Goodbye)

If I Let Her Get Away
Then The World Will
Have To See
A Fool Who Lives Alone
And The Fool Who
Set You Free

I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away
I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away

I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away
I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away
I’ve Got The Feelin’

Can’t Let Go
Can’t Let Go

I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away
I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away

I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away
I Can’t Let
I Can’t Let Her Get Away