Once there was a day
We were together all the way
An endless path unbroken
But now there is a time
A torture less sublime
Our souls are locked and frozen

Once we were years ahead but now those thoughts are dead
Let me go
All hopeless fantasies are making fools of me
Let me go
I walk alone and yet I never say goodbye
Let me go
A change of heart a change of mind and heaven fell that night
Let me go

I tried but could not bring
The best of everything
Too breathless then to wonder
I died a thousand times
Found guilty of no crime
Now everything is thunder

Daytime all I want is
Nighttime I don't need the
Daytime all I want is
Nighttime I don't need the

The best years of our lives
The hope of it survives
The facts of life unspoken
The only game in town
I'll turn the last card down
And now the bank is broken

Found guilty of no crime
They were the best years of our lives
I'll turn the last card down


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Let Me Go Lyrics as written by Ian Marsh Glen Gregory

Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management, O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tratore, Capitol CMG Publishing, Sentric Music, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    i love this song..and umm the song itself is pretty self explainatory..so yah

    GCrocksmysockson June 17, 2002   Link
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    how come no1 comments on this song! this is a really kick ass song.. very upbeat... makes me wanna jummp! ok ill stop

    iheartgcon July 03, 2002   Link
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    This is definatley one of my favortie GC songs. I get chills and a feeling of excitement everytime I hear it. It puts a smile on my face :-)

    GCscreamer25on July 06, 2002   Link
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    I love this song..... it describes me n my best friend perfectly lol... GC rocks

    GCgirlVicious311on July 07, 2002   Link
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    I love this song, it rocks my socks. It pissed me off when they didn't play it at Warped this year in NYC tho.

    orgnizedcnfuzionon August 16, 2002   Link
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    yeah... nice lyrics! haha but its a great song, i totally agree with all you people! GC kicks some major ass... its gotta be my favorite band!

    BeenWalkedOnGalon August 17, 2002   Link
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    I love this song, but why dont the lyrics match up at all with the song?

    hurlygirlon September 07, 2002   Link
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    grrr no ones know lyrics to ne of these songs....!

    Down in the streets outside of Washington DC I wasted all my time and you were there with me Back then it meant so much to have you by my side I always had your back and you always had mine

    CHORUS Sayin let me go, have some fun Well my decision sucks to you, but I'm so young

    We'd hang out late and fight, just trying to have fun We were such punk ass kids but we knew everyone And who could see through such blazed up bloodshot eyes There was a plan for us one day we'd realize

    CHORUS

    na na na na na na na x 11

    CHORUS x 2

    there that should be right...

    32aLeXa32on March 20, 2003   Link
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    who hasnt felt like this? i hate when people tell me my choice was wrong or when they try to tel me what to do! "let me go, have some fun! well my decision sucks to you, but i'm so young!" honestly you only live once so why not really LIVE!?! i know i will regardless of consequences...im labeled young and hopeless already anyways so why not enjoy it? i luv benji

    *ScreamingRiotGirl*on June 25, 2003   Link
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    i love this song, it brings back so many memories of when i was younger. . . and joel wrote this for benji

    nightmarexgcon April 16, 2005   Link

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