won't let me go that way

Verse 1 (frustrated, tired)

Why won't time ever let me stop somewhere for good?

When I want to go that way — that way that I should —

It won't let me go that way

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They gave me distance from her, but they gave her memory too

It won't let me live, won't let me die — what am I supposed to do?

When I want to go that way — that way that I should —

It won't let me go that way

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Verse 2 (bitter, fragile)

I never got to be the necklace resting on her chest

So why won't it just let me fall apart beneath her steps?

When I want to go that way — that way that I should —

It won't let me go that way

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Chorus (swelling, desperate — repeat twice for intensity)

Why won't time ever let me stop somewhere for good?

When I want to go that way — the only way I could —

It won't let me go that way

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Verse 3 (dark, pulled apart)

The world pulls at me with a hundred hands from every side

But it won't let me sink inside her soul and there reside

When I want to go that way — that way that I should —

It won't let me go that way

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Chorus (broken, louder)

Why won't time ever let me stop somewhere for good?

When I want to go that way — the only way I could —

It won't let me go that way

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Bridge (raw, sacrificial — quiet then rising)

For your happiness… I'd walk into hell tonight

I'd go today, I swear I would — but time won't let me go

Won't let me go that way

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Final Chorus (whispered, then cry out)

Why won't time ever let me stop somewhere for good?

When I want to go that way — the only way I could —

It won't let me go that way

It won't let me go that way

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Outro (spoken-sung, echo)

Go that way…

That way…

Won't let me…

Won't let me…