We drove all night, and half the next day
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Up through the mountains to the open space
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Got through registration, searched for my dorm,
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I was so thankful he'd been there before.
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He carried my boxes, he helped me unpack
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Told old college stories until I laughed
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But the tears started falling as we ran out of time,
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And I did all I could to avoid his goodbye.
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He said I wish I could stay here,
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It's hard on me too.
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But I know that there's so much that you've got to do,
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So...
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I'll let you go,
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You can stop crying.
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Oh it's not the end of the world,
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Girl you know, you're gonna be fine.
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Give me a hug and let me see you smile,
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You know that I'll see you in a little while,
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So I'll let you go.
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I made it through school, I made some big plans,
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Yeah, I chased my dreams in some far away land,
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But everything changed when I got the call,
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And chasing those dreams meant nothing at all.
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I told him I'm gonna stay here,
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And take care of you.
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He said that's the last thing that I'd let you do,
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But...
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I'll let you go,
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You can stop crying.
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Oh it's not the end of the world,
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Girl you know, I'm gonna be fine.
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Give me a hug and let me see you smile,
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You know that I'll see you in a little while,
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So I'll let you go.
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With the wings that he gave me,
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I learned how to fly,
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One day they brought me back to be by his side,
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I knew he was holding on for me,
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But I couldn't say the words,
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The ones that would set him free,
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The last thing I heard,
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he said...
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I'll Let You Go
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Carolyn Dawn Johnson |