I Don't Want to Let Him Go

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