How do I let you go

Verse 1 I still reach for the phone some days Like you’re just busy, not gone I still hear your voice in the quiet When the world feels too loud to go on They say time will make it easier But they don’t tell you how Love doesn’t loosen its grip It just learns to breathe somehow Pre-Chorus I wasn’t ready I don’t think I ever could be You were the place I ran to When life got heavy Chorus How do I let you go When you’re part of who I am How do I say goodbye When you were always my home If love doesn’t end with the last breath Then I know you’re not gone But knowing that doesn’t make it easier To learn how to go on Verse 2 I see you in the way we gather In every prayer, every tear In the lessons you left behind That keep showing up right here You gave us more than memories You gave us a way to live So I’ll try to be what you taught me To love like you always did Pre-Chorus I’ll carry your name with me In the spaces you used to stand I’ll hold on, even when it hurts Because love was always the plan Chorus How do I let you go When you’re written in my soul How do I say goodbye When losing you feels like losing control If heaven is real like I believe Then you’re finally at peace But knowing that doesn’t stop my heart From missing you like this Bridge If you can hear me now I hope you know I tried I hope you’re proud of who I am On the days I barely survive I’ll keep your love alive down here Until my time comes too And when I’m finally through I’ll run back home to you Final Chorus (soft, stripped) How do I let you go When you’re written in my soul How do I say goodbye When losing you feels like losing control If heaven is real like I believe Then you’re finally at peace But knowing that doesn’t stop my heart From missing you like this I don’t know how to let you go So maybe I never will I’ll just learn how to live with love And the quiet you left still This isn’t goodbye forever It’s just goodbye for now But God, I wish you were here To tell me how