Let Her Go

I know it's late, but I had to call

Just needed someone who knows it all

You've seen the way she used to look at me

Like I was more than I could ever be

Now the silence screams where her voice should be

And I lie to myself just to sleep in peace

You tell me time will heal the ache

But every night, I still break

I don't know how to let her go

She's still the song in every note

I try to laugh, I try to breathe

But love like this don't ever leave

She's out there living, her best life

While I'm stuck reliving every lie

I know she's never coming home

But I don't know how to let her go

I keep our pictures face down in a drawer

But I swear I hear her footsteps at my door

You say she never meant to stay

But part of me holds on to hope anyway

You hold the words I can't say out loud

'Cause love like this just isn't proud

I'm not over her, I won't pretend

I miss my almost, not just my friend

I don't know how to let her go

She's still the ghost I hold too close

I drink, I write, I walk alone

But nothing numbs the ache she owns

You say I'll find someone someday

But how do I give this heart away?

I know she's never coming home

But I don't know how to let her go

Thanks for listening through all my pain

I know you've heard this all again

But you're the only friend I trust

With the pieces left of us

I don't know how to let her go

She's still the fire that won't go cold

I'd give the world to hear her voice

And not feel crushed beneath the flame

She loved me once or maybe not

But still, she's everything I'm not

I know I should be moving on

But letting go feels so wrong

So if I call at 2am

Just know I'm not okay again

You're gone, and that's the truth

But I still bleed, when I think of you