Verse 1
Morning light breaks through the window pane
I've been lying here thinking 'bout the pain
Your picture on the table starts to fade
Like the promises we never really made
Pre-Chorus
Oh darling, can't you see
This ain't how love's supposed to be
Chorus
I gotta leave you, baby
Though it tears my heart in two
I gotta leave you, baby
Find a love that's real and true
These chains around my soul
Are breaking me down whole
I gotta leave you, baby
There's nothing left to do
Verse 2
Remember when we danced beneath the stars
Now we're counting up emotional scars
Your words cut deep but your silence cuts more
I can't keep bleeding on this bedroom floor
Pre-Chorus
Oh honey, don't you know
Sometimes you gotta let love go
Chorus
I gotta leave you, baby
Though it tears my heart in two
I gotta leave you, baby
Find a love that's real and true
These walls are closing in
On everything we've been
I gotta leave you, baby
Time to start again
Bridge
(Electric guitar solo, building intensity)
Oh yeah, gotta go, can't stay
Breaking free today
Verse 3
Pack my bags and hit that open road
Leave behind this heavy, heavy load
Maybe someday you'll understand why
Sometimes love means learning to say goodbye
Final Chorus
I'm gonna leave you, baby
Though it breaks my heart in two
I'm gonna leave you, baby
Got to find what's real and true
This pain will fade away
Starting fresh today
I'm gonna leave you, baby
Nothing left to say
Outro
Time to walk away
Time to walk away