I should have let it be

(Verse 1) I should’ve let it be, not chased that light in your eyes Left that moment untouched, like a breeze that just passed by Could’ve stayed a stranger with a sweet hello But I reached too far, and I need to let you go. (Verse 2) If I’d walked that line Before your laugh curled ‘round my chest like smoke Before I read too much in the words you spoke You’d still be soft in my memory Not tangled up in what’s left of me (Chorus) Should’ve gone when the stars were high With that kiss still warm and the whiskey dry Now every sunrise cuts too deep You ain’t mine to hold, not mine to keep In a song I hum, in a tear I hide If I’d just let it be, I wouldn’t need to lie (Bridge) You could’ve been my “what a night” Not the ghost that crawls in when I kill the light But I stayed too long where love don’t grow I reached too far, and I need to let you go. (Outro) If I’d just let it be, I’d still smile when I hear your name Now it burns like bourbon, but it don’t taste the same If I’d just let it be, I’d still smile when I hear your name Now it burns like bourbon, but it don’t taste the same Guess some hearts aren’t meant to stay Only passin’ through—then fade away Should’ve gone when the stars were high With that kiss still warm and the whiskey dry Now every sunrise cuts too deep You ain’t mine to hold, not mine to keep In a song I hum, in a tear I hide If I’d just let it be, I wouldn’t need to lie I should’ve let it be, not chased that light in your eyes Left that moment untouched, like a breeze that just passed by Could’ve stayed a stranger with a sweet hello But I reached too far, and I need to let you go. If I’d just let it be, I’d still smile when I hear your name Now it burns like bourbon, but it don’t taste the same Guess some hearts aren’t meant to stay Only passin’ through—then fade away Should’ve gone when the stars were high With that kiss still warm and the whiskey dry