I Can't Let Go Lyrics - Jennifer Hudson

They say nothing lasts forever 

Well, I wish that that were true 

Cause this aching in my heart won't go away. 

They say everything must change 

They say that time will see it through 

Well I've listened and I've waited for that day. 

But I wake up with this anger 

And the pain won't let me be 

And the smile I share is only there for show. 

If I hang on to this heartache 

Then my soul will not be free 

So I keep trying, but I just cannot let go. 

I can't let go 

I need it to remind me 

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I can't let go 

Oh, I just repeat the past 

And though your arms are saying "Yes" 

I feel my heart keeps saying "No" 

I want to love you, but I can't let go 

I have lived through bad beginnings 

And I've seen unhappy ends 

So I close the book before the story starts. 

I'm just a witness to my lifetime 

And I'm a stranger to my friends 

I'm a trafficker of broken, damaged hearts. 

Now you ask me to start over 

But it's easier said than done 

And the memories are strong when they arise 

And when heartache comes a'calling 

I won't even try to run 

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'Cause it's all that makes me know that I'm alive. 

I can't let go 

I need it to remind me 

I can't let go 

Oh, I just repeat the past 

And though your arms are saying yes 

I feel my heart keeps saying no 

I want to love you (I want to love you) 

I want to love you (I want to love you) 

Oh, I want to love you 

But I can't let go (I can't let go) 

No, I can't let go (I can't let go) 

Won't you help me? 

Help me to let go.