I LET HER GO
(Hal Blair / Don Robertson)

Frankie Laine - 1963


Once I had everything that heaven has known within my arms
And in that time I held a love close to my heart
And when I kissed her
I was warm

I knew the ecstacy that comes
From capturing a storm
But then how was I to know
And I let her go

I touched the innocence of lips
That had never known desire
And when I kissed them
I was trusted with a heart that I had once set afire

I felt emotion deep inside
More than passion could inspire
But then how was I to know
And I let her go

Now I stand on the brink
Of a world that's so dreary and black
And I won't even pray
For I know that I can't go back

So as a king must fall with nothing left at all
On my knees I'll bow, I'm so very humble now
For it's too late, I know it's too late
Much too late

I saw the emptiness of saying goodbye
Within her eyes
It would have been all so much better if she cursed me
But she never even cried

Torn by the careless hands of love
Something beautiful had died
But then how was I to know
I let her go


(Transcribed by Monique Adriaansen & Mel Priddle - October 2005)