It’s time to go

I held your name for years

Like a ring I couldn’t lose

I kept your side of the bed

Like it still knew what to do

Your laugh still stays with me

In the cracks between my days

I love you deep, I loved you long

In every small, stubborn way

But love can’t be a chain

Holding you down

And I can’t stay and pretend

You’re mine

If I keep pulling on your heart

I will only break down

It’s time to go

It’s time to go

You’ll live in my dreams

That’s where you’ll stay

Never replaced

Never replaced

You are my one true love

But I have to walk away

I won’t forget your hands

Or the quiet in your eyes

But I’ve been hearing to much doubt

Under all my dreams

If I keep you in my arms

I will only push you away

I might lose what’s left of me

So I’m putting down this ache

And letting you be free

But love can’t be a chain

And I can’t stay and pretend

If I keep pulling on your heart

I will only break

It’s time to go

It’s time to go

You’ll live in my dreams

That’s where you’ll stay

Never replaced

Never replaced

You are my one true love

But I have to walk away

So you can be free

So I’ll leave the door unlocked

For the girl I used to be

And I’ll carry just enough

To remember you gently

If forever had a shape

It looked a lot like us

Now I’m choosing peace for you

And for the love I trusted

It’s time to go

It’s time to go

You’ll live in my dreams

That’s where you’ll stay

Never replaced

Never replaced

You are my one true love

But I have to walk away

So you can live your way

It’s time I leave

And let you breathe

It’s time I leave

And let you have peace

Even though you are perfect to me