I been caught sideways out here on the crossroads
Tryin' to buy back the pieces I lost of my soul
It's hard when the devil won't get off your back
It's like carryin' around the past in a hundred pound sack

Today, I'm gonna keep on walkin'
I'm gonna hold my head up high
Gonna leave it all behind
Today, I'm gonna stand out in the rain
Let it wash it all away, yeah, wash it all away
I'm gonna let it go, oh, oh, oh yeah
I'm gonna let it go, oh, oh, oh yeah

Skeletons and ghosts are hidin' in the shadows
Threatening me with all the things that they know
Choices and mistakes - they all know my name
I'm through holdin' in and holdin' on to all that pain

Today, I'm gonna keep on walkin'
I'm gonna hold my head up high
Got no more tears to cry
Today, I'm gonna stand out in the rain
Let it wash it all away, yeah, wash it all away
I'm gonna let it go, oh, oh, oh yeah
I'm gonna let it go, oh, oh, oh yeah

I know, I know, I know, I know I been forgiven
I know, I know, I know, I'm gonna start livin'

Today, I'm gonna keep on walkin'
I'm gonna hold my head up high
I'm gonna leave it all behind
Today, I'm gonna stand out in the rain
Let it wash it all away, yeah, wash it all away
I'm gonna let it go, oh, oh, oh yeah
I'm gonna let it go, oh, oh, oh yeah
I'm gonna let it go, oh, oh, oh yeah

Oh, oh, oh yeah


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Let It Go Lyrics as written by Bill Luther Tom Douglas

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    This song would definitely go on the mix tape (playlist) of a motivational mix for when you're feeling beaten. I found this passage from 'The 5 People You Meet in Heaven': ‘All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.’

    You carry those pieces around long enough and you're not ever going to heal. Tim's song is probably the Country equivalent of Third Eye Blind's "Jumper" (it would be the lead-off song on the mix tape; also add Collective Soul's 'The World I Know'); here's the only part you really need to remember: 'Well everyone I know has got a reason...maybe today, We can put the past away'.

    Sharp Cheddaron November 10, 2008   Link
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    I live this song almost day of my life. Some days less then others. But the lyrics remind me what to do. I'm let it go... ;)

    Thia007on November 21, 2011   Link
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    Just as the title says, it's about letting your past mistakes, regrets, and bad choices go, and just embracing the future. Tim's voice is awesome, and I love thiw song. =)

    LeXVeGaSeRon September 26, 2007   Link
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    This song is absolutely amazing, it perfectly describes how i need to move on with my life... Tim McGraw is an amazing singer

    Plums72on January 21, 2009   Link
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    this song is amazing. i heard it once and immediatly loved it. =)

    taylorannon March 30, 2010   Link

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