Lyrics

LETTING GO

See, sometimes baby,
That’s just how it goes:
The way the pieces fit
Why?
Nobody knows!
The soldiers don’t line up
Now matter how much you tell them
They just won’t stand in their rows…
Why?
Nobody knows

So I’m letting go…

You tried, baby
Then you ran and hid,
You stretched your heart like the skin of a drum
And beat it, you did!
And doll, I know you did your best,
God, you examined my intentions
Until I flunked the test
(Get rid of that pest!)

So I’m letting go
Now, I’m letting go
Now I’m letting,
Now I’m letting,
Now, I’m letting go…

No fault, baby--
Just was what it was
Added all the plusses and the minuses up,
Subtracted the “because”,
And when the math was finally done
Couldn’t find a single calculation
That said you were ‘the one’
Thank God that it’s done.

Now, I’m letting go
Now I’m letting go
Now, I’m letting go…
I’m letting go now…
I’m letting go…
I’m letting go…
I’m letting go…

Words and Music by Richard Baskin