weight of goodbye

Funny how a door takes a second to close,

One little goodbye and somebody goes.

You tell yourself there's another down the road— Till you search every

face and already know.

(Already know...) (Easy to lose...)

EASY TO LOSE,

HARD TO REPLACE! (HARD TO REPLACE!) Everybody's priceless after they walk away!

We throw away gold thinking gold grows again,

Then dig through the dirt trying to find where it's been.

Easy to lose— HARD TO REPLACE!

Some things leave once and don't leave a trace.

We live like everybody's interchangeable,

One swipe away, one name replaceable.

One bad night makes ten years erasable,

Till the next one's close—but never quite capable.

Had friends I assumed would forever stay near,

Didn't call back, then they disappeared.

Had chances I thought would reappear,

Funny how ‘someday’ becomes ‘not this year.’ And I ain't talking only

somebody else, I've thrown away pieces of my own damn self.

Changed for rooms I don't even remember,

Burned parts of me keeping others comfortable.

(Can you replace it?) I tried.

(Did it work?) No.

(Still looking?)

...Sometimes.

Everybody says move on like moving's a switch,

Like another new face makes the old one quit.

Replacement ain't healing, abundance ain't rich,

Having more choices don't mean one of them fits.

Buy another watch, another car,

another home, Find another crowd so you're never alone.

But some voices hit different saying your name,

Some people leave and the whole room changes shape.

That's why I'm careful what I throw away,

Not everything broken needs replacing today.

Some things need fixing,

some deserve space— 'Cause easy to lose ain't easy to replace.

(Hold on!) Not too tight.

(Let go!) Not from pride.

(How do you know?) Usually after goodbye.

I thought having less meant

making more room.

Nobody tells you

empty has a sound too.

(Empty has a sound...) And sometimes what you're looking for...

Is exactly what you threw out.

EASY TO LOSE, HARD TO REPLACE!

(HARD TO REPLACE!) Look at what's real before it walks away!

Not everything shining deserves what you trade,

Not everybody leaving can be found again someday.

EASY TO LOSE! (HOLD ON!) HARD TO REPLACE!

(KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT!) I ain't scared of losing— I learned what

deserves to stay.

(REPLACE...) Some things you can't.