[Verse 1] To the ones I loved before, I can say your names without turning back. We were true for the time we had; that time has ended, and I honor that. [Pre-Chorus] Some goodbyes arrive years late, Some never get a date. [Chorus] I release the loves behind me, I release the ones I’ll never know. You were real; you changed me. I can bless you and still let go. [Verse 2] To the almosts I kept alive, To the faces that passed me by, No blame in the life we didn’t share, No debt for the days that weren’t there. [Pre-Chorus] I won’t make a promise out of ache, Or call a chance a choice we didn’t make. [Chorus] I release the loves behind me, I release the ones I’ll never know. You were real; you changed me. I can bless you and still let go. [Bridge] Halfway through the unsaid words, I lay them down; I let them blur. There’s tenderness in what can’t stay, And still, I turn toward today. [Final Chorus] I release the loves behind me, I release the ones I’ll never know. You were real; you changed me. I can bless you and still let go. I can bless you— And let go.
