Just Let It Go

BY CAROLE NICHOLS

Sitting in the silence,
Lonely candle for a friend;
A drink the only warmth,
Waiting for the pain to end.
Whispering to no one there
I don't want to be alone;
Hearing echos of lost happiness,
Of good times forever gone.

In the muted fog of vintage taste
The time creeps long and slow;
And speaks the one thing unspeakable,
Just let it go, just let it go...
How bitter the thought, how hard,
And how do you start to grieve;
To walk away from sweet paradise
Tell me, how does one just leave?

From the depths of the drinking cup
To the hollow space in my heart,
My soul cries out for just a touch
To help the healing tears start.
Just let go, oh, just let go
Nothing on earth is worth the pain.
Then my mind touches the memories,
And makes me yearn for you again.

You are the serpent that tempts me,
You are the forbidden fruit I seek;
You opened the doors to paradise,
You made me whole, but left me weak.
And it hurts, this ache I feel,
That refuses to just let it go;
The lonely candle gutters and dies
But the liquor continues to flow.