Long Way To Letting Go

Funny how the little things

Can stake a claim in memory

And cheat time to last a hundred years

I swore that I'd be strong enough

To drop my heart and pick it up

And make the great escape without a tear

I'm so naive

And I hold my breath a little too long

And you were quick to carry on

And I'm learning in the afterglow

It's a long way

A long way to letting go

Waiting on eventually

Where you'll become my history

And I'll begin to rebuild the walls

I'll forget to mention you

And wish that you were lonely too

And never ache, missing your calls

I'm so naive

And I hold my breath a little too long

And you were quick to carry on

And I'm learning in the afterglow

It's a long way

A long way to letting go

Was looking easier ideally

And I falter at my hesitation's end

Close my eyes as I begin the countdown,

Reach for breath, I'm counting down

But I hesitate at ten

And I hold my breath a little too long

And you were quick to carry on

And I'm learning in the afterglow

It's a long way

A long way to letting go