Has to

Verse 1 (You)

Sunlight sneaking through the blinds, your hair glowing gold

Every little moment with you felt like home

Kitchen dancing, spinning circles, socks on the floor

Swore forever meant forever, what we fighting for?

But life got plans we didn’t write, didn’t choose

Dreams pulling both directions, nothing we can do

Tried to hold tighter but the tighter we gripped

The more we felt love slowly slip

Pre-Chorus

No villains here, no one to blame

Just two good hearts and a changing lane

Chorus (Upbeat / melodic)

So I’m letting you go, but I’m still your song

Still your safe place when the nights get long

Still your “what if,” still your truth

Ain’t a second I ain’t loving you

This ain’t breaking, this ain’t bad blood

This is tears mixed with real love

If staying only breaks us in two

I’ll step back… for you

Not ‘cause we wanted to

But ‘cause we had to

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Verse 2 (Their perspective)

I still wear your hoodie when it rains outside

Still hear your voice on every late-night drive

Got your picture tucked deep in my phone

Truth is, leaving you’s the hardest thing I’ve known

You were my calm when the world got loud

My biggest fan in every crowd

If love was enough we’d never move on

But chasing my future meant leaving my home

I hope you know it wasn’t you

Every step away felt wrong and cruel

I didn’t walk ‘cause I stopped caring

I walked ‘cause life said “grow” and it’s tearing

Pre-Chorus (Both)

No anger left, just open hands

Two souls caught in different plans

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Chorus (Bigger)

So I’m letting you go, but I’m still your song

Still your safe place when the nights get long

Still your “what if,” still your truth

Ain’t a second I ain’t loving you

This ain’t weakness, this is grown

Sometimes love means letting go

If holding on just dims our view

I’ll set you free… for you

Not ‘cause we wanted to

But ‘cause we had to

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Rap Pocket (fast, emotional bounce)

Yeah

Heartbreak rhythm but we moving with the beat now

Tears in my eyes but I’m standing on my feet now

We didn’t fail, nah, this ain’t defeat now

Sometimes real love means you gotta let it breathe out

No lies, no games, no cheating

Just two dreams with two different meanings

Still got your name when my heart keeps speaking

But I’d rather see you fly than stay here bleeding

So go chase stars, I’ll chase mine too

Same sky above when the night cuts through

If love is real then it don’t undo

It just grows into something new

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Bridge (half-time, emotional lift)

Maybe someday our roads align

Different time, different life

But even if they never do

I’ll still thank God I had you

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Final Chorus (anthem feel)

Yeah I’m letting you go, but you’re never gone

Every memory keeps me strong

Every laugh, every truth

Still my favorite chapter — you

This ain’t goodbye, it’s see-you-soon

Different skies, same moon

If loving you means something new

I’ll walk away… for you

Not ‘cause we wanted to

But ‘cause we had to

Outro (soft)

Had to let you fly…

Still my heart every time…