Every night I lie awake My thoughts come rollin' in Love is won, love is lost And loves that might have been I see the ghost of long lost hope And shattered broken dreams I know it's time to carry on It's harder than it seems
[Chorus] I gotta let it go, all the pain and strife I gotta let it go, and move on with my life I gotta let it go, it's time to let it be I gotta let it go, and then I can be free
The times gone by, I can't deny They've left their mark on me Don't understand the master plan That only God can see I need to know, I wanna go And lock it all inside I wonder why and say goodbye And gather up my pride
[Chorus] I gotta let it go, all the pain and strife I gotta let it go, and move on with my life I gotta let it go, it's time to let it be I gotta let it go, and then I can be free
I know I have the will to carry on Life's made me strong I've learned too much to turn my head away I'm gonna stay And brick by brick I'll build my life again And I'll begin To learn from all of my mistakes Then let them fly away
I gotta let it go I gotta let it go, I gotta let it go, I gotta let it go, ohhh [repeat]
[Chorus] I gotta let it go, all the pain and strife I gotta let it go, and move on with my life I gotta let it go, it's time to let it be [fading] I gotta let it go [faded]