You know it wasn't so long ago When things weren't as we know Back when I was younger and had a hunger For all the things I didn't know And I remember the day when I went out to play And I bird flew down to my hand Didn't want to leave and When I asked to keep I remember my dad said Yeah son let it go away Hope that it comes back Here to you some day Just let it go away And if it comes back You know it's here to stay Since then I've gone through changes Since then I've gone through life Since then I found me a beautiful woman I thought could be my wife She said she really loves me But she said she couldn't stay She said I've got to go my love To find things my own way So I let her go away Hope that she comes back Here to me some day I let her go away And if she comes back I know she's here to stay There's not always reasons for the things in life But it's comforting to know within your mind If you love something enough And you've done all that you can If there's one thing I have known and learned first hand Sometimes you have to just let it go away Hope that it comes back Here to you some day Just let it go away And if it comes back You know it's here to stay Let it go away And if it comes back You know it's here to stay Let it go