Can't Let Her Go

[Nick2012]

3rd revision. New chorus, and I went back to the anchor analogy.

Can't Let Her Go ©Nick LaFrance

V1
He comes home from work
And smells her perfume
He thinks, "What a surprise"
And searches each room

V2
But the sweet air turns heavy
When he finds he's alone
And he comes to discover
Her things are all gone

Pre-chorus
She gave plenty of signs their time would soon end
But denial is a tragic friend

Chorus
He never held her like he meant it
Now he can't let her go
Took her emotional bank and spent it
Now he can't let her go
He never asked if she would stay
Now he can't let her go
This is why she's run away
Now he can't let her go

V3
Spare key on a chain
That anchors the note
Took all his strength to lift that key
And read the words she wrote

V4
"I hope life is good to you
I just can't be a part anymore
I was yours more than you were mine
I had the landlord lock the door"

Pre-chorus
The city outside still glows from the day
But the sun just went down in 44-J

Chorus

Bridge
Funny how want only lives in a void
Clutching a key he now longs for her heart
He's made up his mind that he won't let her go
Foolish to think that he still has the choice

Chorus