For eighteen months we dated, but then resentments grew
Going different directions is what we had to do
We faced difficult decisions, and something had to give
We never intended to break our promises
I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye
I don’t want to break his heart; I don’t want to make him
cry
But I’ve got to move on with my life
I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye
For eighteen years we made it, nearly broke a time or two
Going different directions, then bouncing back like new
We faced our fears together and independently
But who’d have thought forever would end so suddenly
I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye
I don’t want a broken heart; be the one who has to cry
But I’ve got to move on with my life
I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye
There comes a time we can’t avoid
When love is lost, lives are destroyed
We still gotta take a chance and love like crazy anyway
And we need to live our lives until it’s time to go away
But I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye
I don’t want a broken heart; be the one who has to cry
I’ve just got to move on with my life
I don’t want to let him go; I don’t want to say good-bye