well you're the closest thing, i have, to bring up in a conversation
about love that didn't last, but i could never call you mine,
cause i could never call myself yours, and if we were really meant to be,
well then we've just defied destiny, it's not that our love died it just never really bloomed

no i can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to.
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
without lifting a finger you're holding me back.

And then we saw our past, diverge... and i guess i felt okay about it.
Until you got with another man, and then I couldn't understand
why it bothered me so, no we didn't die we just never had a chance to grow.

I can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
without lifting a finger you're holding me back

and it might not make much sense
to you or any of my friends
but somehow still you affect the things i do
and you can't lose what you never had
i don't understand why i feel sad
everytime i see you out with someone new

i can't let go, no i can't let go no i can't let go of you
i can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
without lifting a finger you're holding me back

i can't let go, no i can't let go of you
you're holding me back without even trying to
i can't let go, i can't move on from the past
ooooooh....