The Man Who Took My Place

[Verse]
Yesterday I watched them play
Their little hands reached out his way
Their laughter echoed through the air
I stood frozen just to stare
[Prechorus]
The life I built now feels erased
By the man who took my place
[Chorus]
He holds their smiles like they’re his own
While I stand here
A shadow alone
It crushed my soul
But I know
I know
I gotta let it go
I gotta let it go
[Verse 2]
The swing set swayed
Their joy was loud
He caught their dreams
I felt the crowd
A family picture I don’t fit
My heart cracked more with every bit
[Bridge]
Do they remember me at all
Or have I faded like the fall
The leaves they rake
The games they play
I’m just a ghost who walked away
[Chorus]
He holds their smiles like they’re his own
While I stand here
A shadow alone
It crushed my soul
But I know
I know
I gotta let it go
I gotta let it go

soul, slow ballad, slow, piano and strings, sad, male vocals