Letting You Go
susaye greene Lyrics
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Can't let you
Walk out of my life
Time has a way
Of slipping right
Between your fingers
You can think of all
You should have said
To your love
After love's gone
I've been too shy to come out
And say what I feel inside
If you take a minute, baby
Just to sit down
And listen to my heart
Chorus:
My love
I can't let you
Walk right out my life
You know it just hurts
Letting you go
Baby, you know
Time's not on my side
I love you so
My love
I can't let you
Walk out of my life
You know it just hurts
Letting you go
Hoping that
It's not too late to say
I love you so
I've been so wrong
Holding back
My deepest feelings
I should have told you
Every secret
I was holding inside my mind
I thought you
Would just laugh at me
If I opened up my heart
I can see that I was mistaken
I should've given you my heart
(Chorus)
(Givin' you up)
I can't stand to hear that
(Givin' you up)
I can't stand
The thought of losing you
(Givin' you up)
I can't stand to see ya go
(Givin' you up)
Baby, don'tcha know
What you mean to me?
(Chorus)
In Susaye Greene's song "Letting You Go," she expresses her desire for her lover not to walk out of her life. She acknowledges that time moves fast, and it's easy for moments to slip away. The lyrics "time has a way of slipping right between your fingers" express this sentiment. She knows that after love is gone, it's easy to think of all the things you should have said to your lover.
The artist admits that she's been too shy to say what she feels inside. She pleads with her lover to sit down and listen to her heart. The chorus expresses the central theme of the song; she can't let her lover walk out of her life because she loves him so much. She's hoping that it's not too late to tell him that she loves him.
The second verse highlights regret. The artist admits that she's been holding back her deepest feelings, and she should have told him every secret she was holding inside her mind. She thought he would laugh at her if she opened up her heart. However, she realizes that she was mistaken and that she should have given him her heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, my love
Addressing the person they love
Can't let you
Cannot allow the person they love to go
Walk out of my life
Leave their life and potentially never return
Time has a way
Time has a tendency
Of slipping right
To pass by quickly
Between your fingers
Without being noticed or appreciated
You can think of all
One can imagine in hindsight all
The things
The words or actions
You should have said
That should have been expressed
To your love
To the person they love
After love's gone
Once the love between them is over
I've been too shy to come out
I have been too nervous to share my feelings openly
And say what I feel inside
Express the emotions I am experiencing
If you take a minute, baby
If you will only listen for a moment
Just to sit down
To give me your full attention
And listen to my heart
Listen to my feelings
My love
Addressing the person they love
You know it just hurts
It just causes pain
Letting you go
To let the person they love go
Baby, you know
You are aware
Time's not on my side
There is no time to waste
I love you so
Expressing deep affection
Hoping that
Wishing and desiring
It's not too late to say
There is still time to express
I love you so
Deeply express affection
I've been so wrong
I have made mistakes
Holding back
Restraining oneself from expressing
My deepest feelings
The most profound emotions
I should have told you
I ought to have expressed to you
Every secret
All the undisclosed thoughts and feelings
I was holding inside my mind
I kept to myself
I thought you
I believed that you
Would just laugh at me
Would mock me or not take me seriously
If I opened up my heart
If I shared my true feelings
I can see that I was mistaken
I can now recognize that I was wrong
I should've given you my heart
I should have shared all of my emotions fully
(Givin' you up)
Referring to the possibility of losing the person they love
I can't stand to hear that
I cannot bear to listen to that possibility
The thought of losing you
The mere idea of losing the person they love
I can't stand to see ya go
It hurts to see you leave
Baby, don'tcha know
Do you not realize
What you mean to me?
How much you matter to me?
Contributed by Christian C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.