Before I Let You Go

There's one last thing I need to say

Just to help me walk away

I know you never asked for this

But I still need you to know it exists

Not to change the way you feel

Not to ask for something real

Just so you don't wonder why

I stayed so long, then said goodbye

I'm not here to pull you back

Or rewrite the love you lack

You were chasing something new

I still loved you, through and through

Not to hold, not to control

But I meant it

Before I let it go

Before I let it go

Just thought you should know

We called it love in softer terms

But mine was deeper, mine still burned

You needed space, and now I see

You didn't want that part of me

And that's okay, I understand

You needed something I'm not, back then

But I'd regret it if I lied

So this is me, just setting it aside

I'm not here to pull you back

Or rewrite the love you lack

You were chasing something new

I still loved you, through and through

Not to hold, not to control

But I meant it

Before I let it go

Before I let it go

Just thought you should know

You always came when things went wrong

But never stayed with me for long

And though I gave more than I should

You never loved me like I would

You don't owe a thing to me

This isn't guilt, it's clarity

I just had to say it plain

So I can walk without the weight

I'm not here to pull you back

Or rewrite the love you lack

You were chasing something new

I still loved you, through and through

Not to hold, not to control

But I meant it

God, I meant it

Before I let it go

Before I let it go

Now you know