Lyrics: Michael Ho
Music: Michael Ho
I knew your heart was never mine to hold,
even when your hands were in my own.
You looked at life with different eyes,
Chasing dreams that pass me by,
I love the way you spoke your truth,
Even when you cut me loose.
I tried to fit into your world,
You tried to stay but felt unsure,
Love can cage restless soul,
no matter how pure…
I’m loving someone I can’t keep,
Holding on but letting breathe,
I won’t ask you to be less free,
Just so you could stay with me.
If loving you means letting go,
I’ll do it slow I’ll do it clean,
I am loving someone I can’t keep,
And that’s the hardest honesty.
I memorize the sound of you,
Like something temporary very true.
We lived inside borrowed time,
Every moment felt like a sign,
I won’t rewrite what we became,
Or turn our truth into regret.
Some hearts are meant to pass through us,
Not settle in.
I won’t hold you with my fear,
Or tie you down with all my tears,
Love should never be a chain,
Even when it hurts this way.
I’m loving someone I can’t keep,
Holding on but letting breathe,
I won’t ask you to be less free,
Just so you could stay with me.
If loving you means letting go,
I’ll do it slow I’ll do it clean,
I am loving someone I can’t keep,
And that’s the hardest thing.
Maybe one day when we look back
this won’t feel heavy won’t feel sad,
We’ll know we chose a brave new way,
To love without forcing someone to stay.
I am loving someone I can’t keep,
But I won’t lose myself in grief.
I’ll carry love not what could’ve been,
Not broken dreams not maybes,
You were never meant to be my forever,
But you were real and you were kind.
I am loving someone I can’t keep
And I am proud of how I love this time.
No bitterness no closing door,
Just love that asks for nothing.