Learning to Let Go

{subdued emotional piano intro} Yeah...

This one from the heart...

No hate... just truth. (mmm-hmm)

{rhythm section enters with slow heavy boom-bap knock} When I met you,

it was like breathing for the first time,

Sun came through the clouds,

you became my sunshine.

It was you... it's always been you,

that's no lie, Now I'm learning how to live while I watch

us both die. I was picking you while you was picking everybody

else, Lost myself trying to put your happiness before myself.

Love without respect don't survive no matter what we do,

I still pray for you...

even if I gotta let go of you.

{drums drop to a sparse side-stick groove} I wasn't looking for love

when you walked in my life,

Wasn't chasing no forever,

wasn't searching for a wife.

Then you showed up,

now my whole world changed,

Crazy how one soul can make everything rearrange.

I put you before money,

before dreams, before pride,

Didn't matter where we was,

I was always by your side.

Who came first? You...

every single damn time,

Guess I confused unconditional with being left behind.

They say give what you wanna get and it'll come around,

But I gave you every piece and somehow I still drowned.

I wish I was the one you chose the way I was

choosing you, Instead I watched your attention go to everyone but who...

{drums drop out completely,

strings build}

Still I cheer for you...

Still I pray for you...

Even after all the pain,

I still wanted more for you.

I know you ain't stupid,

I know what's inside,

Just wake up and fight for the woman that you hide.

{drums explode back in,

full driving rhythm} When I met you,

it was like breathing for the first time,

Sun came through the clouds,

you became my sunshine.

It was you... it's always been you,

that's no lie, Now I'm learning how to live while I watch

us both die. I was picking you while you was picking everybody

else, Lost myself trying to put your happiness before myself.

Love without respect don't survive no matter what we do,

I still pray for you...

even if I gotta let go of you.

{guitar arpeggio replaces piano,

rhythm stays steady}

Do it for the babies,

they need their mama whole,

Not somebody fighting demons they can't even control.

Find your peace, find your purpose,

find your way back home,

'Cause broken kids grow up believing they're alone.

Hopefully one day I get my best friend back,

But trust don't heal overnight once your heart gets cracked.

Now I gotta learn to love the man inside the mirror,

Walk a little taller,

make my vision a little clearer.

I'm not perfect, I got wounds that never closed,

But every scar became a lesson that helped me grow.

Whether we together or forever worlds apart,

Nobody can take away the love inside my heart.

{slow dynamic filter sweep on drums} Don't worry 'bout me...

I'll be alright. (ooh-ooh-ooh)

I finally found the strength to survive my own nights.

Save yourself before this life steals what's left inside,

'Cause nobody can fight your battles if you never decide.

{drums fade out, solo delicate piano stays} Love ain't flowers...

love is loyalty.

Love ain't promises... love is respect.

Without those two... there ain't nothing left.

I'll always want the best for you...

But now... I finally gotta choose me.

{piano

chord fades to silence}