I Cannot Let You Go

With sleight of hand and force of will

Closets full of odd-sized shoes to fill

I better be a gifted kid

To undo some of the deeds you didIn one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight

You're gonna be alone, gonna be alone, it's gonna be late

Forgive you anything, I try to shake it but it just won't do

And it's all coming back to me nowSo we'll pretend or make up something new

You can push me away but I cannot let you go

I cannot let you go, I cannot let you goThe rubber band is wearing thin

Bursting as reality kicks in

All hope should be at long last lost

But you'll defy all sense at any costIn one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight

You're gonna be alone, gonna be alone, it's gonna be late

Forgive you anything, I try to shake it but it just won't do

And it's all coming back to me nowSo we'll pretend or make up something new

But there's no getting back to the start

I try to shake it but it just won't do

You can push me away but I cannot let you go

I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go, I cannot let you goIn one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight

You're gonna be alone, gonna be alone, gonna be late

Forgive you anything, I try to shake it but it just won't do

And it's all coming back to me nowSo let's pretend or make up something new

But there's no getting back to the start

I'll be a father, you can be a son

Till I can't even tell us apartI tried to shake it but the deal is done

You can push me away but I cannot let you go

I cannot let you go, try as I may I know I cannot let you go

I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go

I cannot let you go, I cannot let you go

I cannot let you go