It’s Time to Go Now [Verse 1] I have walked beneath the sunlight, I have weathered every storm. I have loved and been forgiven, I have broken and been reborn. I have laughed until the morning, I have wept where no one knew. I didn’t live a perfect life— But I lived one honest and true. [Pre-Chorus] So don’t mistake my weariness For bitterness or shame. I stayed until this tired body Could no longer bear the pain. [Chorus] It’s time to go now—come sit with me awhile. Let me leave with your hand in mine and peace behind my smile. Don’t call it surrender; don’t call it defeat— I have carried this old body as far as it can reach. It’s time to go now—let the final record slow. I have lived, I have loved, and I’m ready to let go. [Verse 2] The years became prescriptions, Waiting rooms and sleepless nights. Every breath became a battle; Every morning, one more fight. Pain can make an hour endless, Illness wears the spirit thin. I’m not asking death to hurry— I’m just finished fearing him. [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need another promise That tomorrow might be kind. I only need the ones I love To know I leave no love behind. [Chorus] It’s time to go now—come sit with me awhile. Let me leave with your hand in mine and peace behind my smile. Don’t call it surrender; don’t call it defeat— I have carried this old body as far as it can reach. It’s time to go now—let the final record slow. I have lived, I have loved, and I’m ready to let go. [Verse 3] I put the papers in their places, Left the stories with their names. Said “I love you,” asked forgiveness, And forgave the same. Keep the photographs that matter. Give the rest of it away. Nothing that I ever owned Was meant to make me stay. [Bridge] I don’t know what waits beyond me— Another shore, a light, or none. I don’t need to know the answer To accept when life is done. If there’s somewhere, I will meet it. If there’s silence, let it be. Either way, this weight I carried Will finally release me. [Final Chorus] It’s time to go now—come sit with me awhile. Tell the stories that still hurt until they end with us both smiling. Don’t call it surrender; I answered every bell— I loved through all the chaos, and I lived this life damn well. It’s time to go now—leave the porch light burning low. Hold my hand until I’m sleeping… Then let me go.
