well you're the closest thing, i have, to bring up in a conversation
about love that didn't last, but i could never call you mine,
cause i could never call myself yours, and if we were really meant to be,
well then we'd justify destiny, it's not that our love died it just never really bloomed

no i can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to.
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
without lifting a finger you're holding me back.

And then we saw our past, diverge... and i guess i felt okay about it.
Until you got with another man, and then I couldn't understand
why it bothered me so, no we didn't die we just never had a chance to grow.

I can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
without lifting a finger you're holding me back

and it might not make sense
to you or any of my friends
but somehow still you affect the things i do
and you can't lose what you never had
i don't understand why i feel sad
everytime i see you out with someone new

i can't let go, no i can't let go no i can't let go of you
i can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
without lifting a finger you're holding me back

i can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
ooooooh....