The Night We Let Go

I wake up early morning, staring at the ceiling

Sunlight on the walls, but I can't feel it

Lying here at 2 a.m., replaying memories

Holding onto comfort, holding onto you and me

Your jacket on my chair, your name in my head

Every little thing you said before we went dead

I tell myself I'm fine, but I'm not letting go

These memories feel safe, but I already know

I've been holding on too tight

Scared to leave the past behind

Didn't know that love could fade

Didn't see it slipping away

Oh, the memories

From the night we let go

Still living inside of me

Like I'm seventeen and alone

Oh, the memories

I can't set them free

Now they're all that's left of you

And all that's left of me

We were young, talking dreams in my bedroom

Radio low, thinking love would last forever too

I tried my best to fix what we had

But every word I chose just made it worse, made it bad

Moved everything into yesterday

Thought we had more time, thought we'd be okay

Now every laugh just turns into pain

Those same memories don't feel the same

I didn't mean to push you away

Didn't know mistakes could make you stay away

Now I'm learning way too late

Some things break and don't get saved

Oh, the memories

From the night we let go

Still chasing after me

Down every street I know

Oh, the memories

I can't let them sleep

Now they're all that's left of you

And all that's left of me

I drove down I-95 with the windows down

Headlights shaking, tears on the dash

Asking myself where I went wrong

When did forever turn into the past

Streetlights blur, I pull over slow

Silence loud on the side of the road

I lost you there, and now I know

I'm alone with everything I chose

Oh, the memories