The past is the past Lost and gone forever The past is the past No longer a livin' thing And the things that I used to do My daddy said they were a sin And when he'd call me a loser I'd say "No daddy, I'm gonna win!"
Now that he's dead and gone The words he said still linger on And I know that if I wanna grow I just gotta let it go I just gotta let it go
He was a hard working honest man Never did nobody wrong He worked hard for the money Just to bring it all home I never knew if he was happy It's not the sort of thing you'd ask I heard him talkin' to my mommy But he never had too much to say
Yesterday's, a dream today And tomorrow's always a day away And I know that if I wanna grow I just gotta let it go I just gotta let it go
Now I got me a woman Trying to be an honest man I'm living for the moment we're hangin' on the best we can She was just looking for love But her daddy said she wore it thin And when he'd call her a loser She'd say "No daddy, I'm gonna win!"
At night I'm lying in my bed And I can't stop my spinning head And I know that if I wanna grow I just gotta let it go I just gotta let it go