[Verse 1: Janet Jackson]
Have a feeling, now believing that you
Were the one I was meant to be with
Oh how I'm wishing, thinking, dreaming
'Bout you, and the love
How'd I ever let you get away?

[Interlude: Janet Jackson]
Gone, yeah
Gone
Gone, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2: Janet Jackson]
If I could turn back the hands of time
Make you, fall in love, in love with me again
So would you give me another chance to love
To love you, love you the right way, no games

[Interlude: Janet Jackson]
Gone, gone
Gone
Gone
Yeah

[Bridge: Q-Tip & Janet Jackson]
Gone, right? Settle down
For beef...and beach
Cold jonesin'
Ringing my house, hanging up and imposing
Now why you wanna go and do that?
Now why you wanna go and do that, and do that, huh?
Now why you wanna go and do that? (Uh, uh)
Now why you wanna go and do that?
Now why you wanna go and do that? (Yeah)
Now why you wanna go and do that, do that?
Now why you wanna go and do that? (Uh, uh)
Now why you wanna go and do that, do that?
Got 'til it's gone (Gone)
Got 'til it's gone (Gone)
Got 'til it's gone (Gone)
Got 'til it's gone
[Verse 1: Janet Jackson]
Have a feeling, now believing that you
Were the one I was meant to be with
Oh how I'm wishing, thinking, dreaming
'Bout you, and the love
How'd I ever let you get away?

[Chorus: Joni Mitchell sample, Janet Jackson, Q-Tip]
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone (Yeah)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone (Gone) (What?)
Don't it always seem to go (Joni Mitchell never lies)
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

[Verse 2: Janet Jackson]
If I could turn back the hands of time
Make you, fall in love, in love with me again
So would you give me another chance to love
To love you, love you the right way, no games
[Chorus: Joni Mitchell sample, Q-Tip]
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
Don't it always seem to go (What, what, what)
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone (Joni Mitchell never lies)
Don't it always seem to go (What?)
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone (Uh)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

[Refrain: Janet Jackson, Joni Mitchell, Q-Tip]
Got 'til it's gone (On and on and on and on, don't know what you got 'til it's gone) (Gone, right?)
Got 'til it's gone (On and on and on and on, don't know what you got 'til it's gone) (Settle down)

[Verse 3: Q-Tip]
I heard he swims with this chick on the beach, the beach, and beach
Cold jonesin'
Ringing my house, hanging up and imposing
Now why you wanna go and do that?
Now why you wanna go and do that?
Now why you wanna go and do that? (Uh, uh)
Now why you wanna go and do that?
Now why you wanna go and do that? (Yeah)
Now why you wanna go and do that and do that?
Now why you wanna go and do that? (Uh, uh)
Now why you wanna go and do that and do that?
[Refrain: Janet Jackson, Q-Tip, Joni Mitchell Sample]
Got 'til it's gone (Yeah, yeah)
Got 'til it's gone (You never ever realize)
Got 'til it's gone (Uh, Joni Mitchell never lies, what)
Got 'til it's gone (Uh)
Got 'til it's gone
(On, don't know, don't know, don't know, don't know what you got 'til it's gone) (Gone)
Got 'til it's gone
(Joni Mitchell never lies)
(On, don't know, don't know, don't know, don't know what you got 'til it's gone)
Got 'til it's gone
(On, don't know, don't know, don't know, don't know what you got 'til it's gone) (Gone)
Got 'til it's gone
(On and on and on and on, don't know what you got 'til it's gone)
Got 'til it's gone
(On and on and on and on, don't know what you got 'til it's gone)
Got 'til it's gone
(Joni Mitchell never lies)
(On and on and on and on, don't know what you got 'til it's gone)
Got 'til it's gone
(On and on and on and on, don't know what you got 'til it's gone)
Got 'til it's gone
(Joni Mitchell never lies)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

[Interlude: Q-Tip]
What, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Joni Mitchell never lies, what
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Yo, do you feel that? Hahaha
Uh-uh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh

[Instrumental Break]

[Refrain: Janet Jackson]
Got 'til it's gone
Got 'til it's gone
Got 'til it's gone
Got 'til it's gone

[Chorus: (Janet Jackson) + Joni Mitchell sample]
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
(Got 'til it's gone)
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

[Outro: Janet Jackson]
Got 'til it's gone
Got 'til it's gone
Got 'til it's gone
Got 'til it's gone

[Instrumental]