"What It Takes"adalah lagu dari band hard rock asal amerika,yang di tulis Steven Tyler,joe Perry dan Desmond Child,single ini di rilis pada tanggal 19 desember 1989,lagu ini juga mencapai NO 9 di billboard hot 100 dan NO 1 di mainstream rock tracks

Terjemahan lirik lagu Aerosmith - What It Takes

There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring
Itu dia mantan pacarku,cincin permata lain
And, uh, all those late night promises I guess they don't mean a thing
Dan,uh,semua janji di larut malam itu kurasa tak ada artinya
So baby, what's the story? 
Jadi kasih,gimana kabarmu?
Did you find another man?
Apakah kau telah temukan pria lain
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
Apakah mudah bagimu tidur di ranjang yang kita tatah
When you don't look back I guess the 
feelings start to fade away.
Saat Kau tak menoleh ku rasa semua perasaan itu mulai memudar
I used to feel your fire
Dulu kurasakan baramu
But now it's cold inside
Tapi kini dingin terasa
And you're back on the street like you
 didn't miss a beat, yeah
Dan kau kembali lagi begitu cepatnya,yeah

Chorus:
Tell me what it takes to let you go
Katakan padaku apa yang harus saya lakukan untuk melupakanmu
Tell me how the pain's supposed to go
Katakan padaku.bagaimana agar luka ini bisa pergi
Tell me how it is that you can sleep in the night
Katakan padaku bagaimana kau bisa lelap di malam hari
Without thinking you lost everything 
Tanpa berpikir kau telah kehilangan
that was good in your life to the toss of the dice?
Segala yang baik di hidupmu dengan selemparan dadu
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Katakan padaku apa yang harus kulakukan untuk melupakanmu

Yeah
Girl, before I met you I was F.I.N.E. Fine
Kasih,sebelum bertemu denganmu,aku baik-baik saja
but your love made me a prisoner,
yeah my heart's been doing time
Tapi cintamu membuatku jadi tahanan,yeah hatiku terpenjara
You spent me up like money, 
then you hung me out to dry
Kau habis-habiskan aku seperti uang,lalu kau keringkan aku
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise
Mudah saja menyimpan dustamu
Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes
Karena pengaruhi aku begitu dalam dengan setan di matamu 

Chorus

Guitar!

Tell me that you're happy that you're on your own Yeah, yeah, yeah
Katakan padaku bahwa kau bahagia seorang diri
Tell me that it's better when you're all alone
Katakan padaku lebih baik saat sendiri
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch
Katakan padaku tubuhmu tak rindukan sentuhanku
Tell me that my lovin' didn't mean that much
Katakan padaku cintaku tak banyak berarti
Tell me you ain't dyin' when you're cryin' for me
Katakan padaku hatimu tak terluka saat kau berteriak Memanggilku

Chorus

Tell me who's to blame for thinkin' twice
Katakan padaku siapa yang harus di salahkan karena berpikir ulang
No no no no 
'cause I don't wanna burn in paradise
Karena kau tak ingin terbakar di surga
Ooo Let go, let go, let go,
let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go,
let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Lupakan
I don't wanna burn, I don't wanna burn
Aku tidak ingin terbakar di surga 

Peace,Love,Unity,Respect