Giving up the ghost
I can't say what hurts the most
The fact that I am losing you
The way that it's so easy to

Love was never meant to be
A passing part of our history
It's a memory at the most
We should know not to count on those by now

How's it come to this
Freedom in the loneliness of letting go
I thought that I would never know
I did not expect
To lay my head to rest
And wake up more alone
With someone I no longer know
The dear I loved died long ago
Giving up the ghost

I held on long enough to know
There comes a time in letting go
I hate to let you down
But looks, my love, like the time for us is now

How's it come to this
Freedom in the loneliness of letting go
I thought that I would never know
I did not expect
To lay my head to rest
And wake up more alone
With someone I no longer know
Dear, I loved that, long ago
Giving up the ghost

Giving up
I am tired
I'm sorry, love
But I tried

Love was never meant to be
A passing part of our history
It's a memory at the most
We should know not to count on those by now

How's it come to this
Freedom in the loneliness of letting go
I thought that I would never know
I did not expect
To lay my head to rest
And wake up more alone
With someone I no longer know
The dear I loved died long ago
The dear I loved died long ago
Giving up the ghost