Hey, you wondered how she'd take it when he said goodbye Thought she might do some cryin', lose some sleep at night But he had no idea when he hit the road That without him in her life, she'd let herself go Let herself go on a singles cruise To Vegas once then to Honolulu Let herself go to New York City A week at the Spa, came back knocked-out pretty When he said he didn't love her no more She let herself go She poured her heart and soul into their three-bedroom ranch Spent her days raisin' babies, ironin' his pants Came home one day from the grocery store and found his note And without him there to stop her, she let herself go Let herself go on her first blind date Had the time of her life with some friends at the lake Let herself go, buy a brand new car Drove down to the beach, he always said was too far Sand sure felt good between her toes She let herself go on a singles cruise To Vegas once then to Honolulu Let herself go to New York City A week at the Spa, came back knocked-out pretty When he said he didn't love her no more She let herself go To Vegas once Honolulu New York City Came back knocked-out pretty

When I talk to her, I know she doesn't hear me She seems to be a million miles away When the lights start to dim She'll be thinking of him She loves him so She can't let go It's been long enough for her to just forget him But still she sees his face in ev'ry crowd She walks out of the room When they're playing that tune That's how I know She can't let go She can't let go, though she knows it's really over She can't let go, though she knows he's really gone And I can't compete with a rose colored memory A memory that lingers on and on I've tried ev'rything, but know there's only waiting For the last dying embers to fade Oh, she wants to be free But when she's holding me That's when I know She can't let go I love her so But she can't let go