Gotta Let Go

I just want a life that seems a little better than a dream

But I just can't seem to get on my feet

So I gotta let go, gotta let go, gotta let go

I hope someday that you will know

I sit back and think about the life I've had

So much to change, but I can't go back

What happened to that kid who used to play in the street?

I think about that kid, he looked just like me

Had a smile, had a home, never grow old

When we grow up, do we have to grow cold?

Spent his whole life looking for salvation

Never realized nobody could save him

So all these words, for what they're worth

I know it's hard, I know it hurts

And we laugh at the past 'cause that's how we learn

Welcome to the world, now let's watch it burn

I just want a life that seems a little better than a dream

But I just can't seem to get on my feet

So I gotta let go, gotta let go, gotta let go

I hope someday that you will know

You gotta let go, gotta let go, gotta let go

I hope someday you'll understand

Sometimes I sit and wish that I could see

A future picture of an older me

Would he be smiling and would he be happy?

Would he say a thousand words while looking right at me?

Is he different or the same old me?

Is he still chasing after these same old dreams?

I know that I'll never reach perfection

At least he could point me in the right direction

Some grow old, and some grow cold

They'd sell their souls for a heart of gold

God only knows where the hell would I be

If I had the old me sitting beside me

I just want a life that seems a little better than a dream

But I just can't seem to get on my feet

So I gotta let go, gotta let go, gotta let go

I hope someday that you will know

You gotta let go, gotta let go, gotta let go

I hope someday you'll understand

No one knows what it's like to be alone

Please, tell me, is anyone out there?

No one knows what it's like to be alone

Please, tell me, is anyone out there?

I just want a life that seems a little better than a dream