I had to say good-bye to you
at whatever cost
staying was something I couldn't do
and now I am feeling so lost
as much as I wanted to be with you
you couldn't understand 
just how much you were hurting me
and now I can no longer be there 
to hold your hand

the memories of me and you
just let them fade into the past
love proved itself to not be true
because it didn't last
I love you with all my heart
that's why I have to let you go
because my love was pure and true
you didn't care, you didn't know

I wish you nothing but happiness
as you go on through the years
it hurts so much to let you go
but I can't let love keep bringing me tears
Don't forget me
the way I am, the way things were
remember all the mistakes we made
don't make the same ones with her.