nc_guy

This morning, I was in the mood to listen to something out of my cd collection that I hadn't listened to in awhile. Plus, I was in a mellow mood and needed to take a break from all of the Metal that I've been listening to lately. I wound up choosing (don't laugh now) 'If That's What It Takes' by Michael McDonald. Yes, my cd collection is VERY well rounded. Talk about a 180 degree turn! Anyway, this is one of those cd's that I bought used many, many years ago, and I never really fully listened to it. Well, I discovered a real treasure of a song on there that I had not noticed before. It's a song called "I Can Let Go Now". It's a very sad song. The lyrics cut right to the heart. Anyone who's ever had a meaningful relationship come to an end should be able to relate to this song. Here are the lyrics:

"It was so right, it was so wrong
Almost at the same time
The pain and ache a heart can take
No one really knows

When the memories cling and keep you there
Till you no longer care
And you can let go now

It's wrong for me to cling to you
Somehow I just needed time
From what was to be - it's not like me
To hold somebody down

But I was tossed high by love
I almost never came down
Only to land here
Where love's no longer found
Where I'm no longer bound
And I can let go now"