never before would he even thought it take her life away nothing could give her peace but leaving careful what you say he sees the pain that no one else is seeing he feels the pain that no one else is feeling
[pre-chorus:] not you've gone past the point you can't take now you've gone past the point you can't stop all the suffering stop all the pain
[chorus:] old man stop the pain now your life is stained [repeat]
had it been the other way around there's nothing I would change here for my sake, for her sake hey, it's not a life I'm ending hold on to nothing i'll set you free
[pre-chorus]
[chorus]
go to sleep softly and know this i'm gonna take away the only thing you have left because you can't speak to ask i will send you on your way
it's the way it's gotta be to set her free take another shot old man it's the way it's gotta be you know what you are ending
[modified chorus]
it's the way it's gotta be to set her free take another shot old man it's the way it's gotta be old man