[Verse 1] I loved you in the winter, when the river ran black You left your Sunday laughter in the cracks of my track I kept your old excuses like a song I could defend Now I sing the final measure, let the syllables descend [Pre-Chorus] Some names still turn my head Some futures never came I can hold them for a moment Then release them all the same [Chorus] Goodbye to the ones I held too tight Goodbye to the ones I only knew in thought You were real, you were almost, you were passing through I’m done asking the past to come true Goodbye, goodbye—I’m letting go of you [Verse 2] There was one I never kissed, though I carried every chance A whole life in a glance that never learned to dance You’ll stay a tender maybe, not a wound I have to hide I bless the road not taken, then I leave it on its side [Bridge] For the love that changed me For the love that stayed a dream I won’t call either failure I can loosen what I mean [Final Chorus] Goodbye to the ones I held too tight Goodbye to the ones I only knew in thought You were real, you were almost, you were passing through I’m done asking the past to come true Goodbye, goodbye—I’m letting go of you [Outro] You were real, you were almost Goodbye, goodbye
