its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
No use saying
Word I want to say.
No use saying at all.
There’s no use faking.
The way we used to be.
There’s no use faking at all.
And if I let go,
will you let go of me?
Cause I can’t keep holding on.
I’ve given everything
and if I let go
Know that you can’t hold on
You can’t hold on to me
there’s no use playing
all those stupid games.
There’s no use blaming
when you never hear the blame.
So I stopped trying
to save what can’t be saved.
I stopped trying for so long.
And if I let go,
will you let go of me?
Cause I can’t keep holding on.
I’ve given everything
and if I let go
Know that you can’t hold on
You can’t hold on to me
and if I let go
And if I let go
And if I let go
And if I let go
will you let go of me?
And if I let go
I’ve given everything
and if I let go
that you can’t hold on to me
that you can’t hold on to me
And if I let go,
will you let go of me?
Cause I can’t keep holding on.
I’ve given everything
and if I let go
Know that you can’t hold on
You can’t hold on to me
Word I want to say.
No use saying at all.
There’s no use faking.
The way we used to be.
There’s no use faking at all.
And if I let go,
will you let go of me?
Cause I can’t keep holding on.
I’ve given everything
and if I let go
Know that you can’t hold on
You can’t hold on to me
there’s no use playing
all those stupid games.
There’s no use blaming
when you never hear the blame.
So I stopped trying
to save what can’t be saved.
I stopped trying for so long.
And if I let go,
will you let go of me?
Cause I can’t keep holding on.
I’ve given everything
and if I let go
Know that you can’t hold on
You can’t hold on to me
and if I let go
And if I let go
And if I let go
And if I let go
will you let go of me?
And if I let go
I’ve given everything
and if I let go
that you can’t hold on to me
that you can’t hold on to me
And if I let go,
will you let go of me?
Cause I can’t keep holding on.
I’ve given everything
and if I let go
Know that you can’t hold on
You can’t hold on to me
Lyrics submitted by Sevy_366
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