I Let You Walk

Lyrics

[INTRO — Soft Piano, Deep Raspy Male Voice]

'I Let You Walk' By Seth Chaney.

I thought lettin' go was what you needed.

Thought you'd find a better life without me in it.

Now I'm sittin' here with all these words unsaid
wishin' I could take back every step I took instead...

VERSE 1 — Smooth Emotional Rap

I watched you walk away and never asked for you to stay.
I had a thousand things to tell you but I kept'em barried away.

I was scared of ruining your life so I acted like I didn't care.
Now I'm losin' my mind wishin' you were still here.

I let pride get louder than the love in my chest.
Put my heart behind a wall when you needed my best.

You were reachin' for my hand, but I just let it fall.

Now I'm starin' at your picture tryna make sense of it all.

I thought time would heal the damage from dropping the ball.
I never thought I'd feel your absence with such a cold lonely dispare waiting for one more call.

Now every memory's a reminder of the love I can't hear.
The biggest mistake of my life was lettin' you disappear.

PRE-CHORUS — Melodic Male Vocals

If I could turn back time.
I'd never cross that line.
I'd hold you close and make you see.
You were meant to be mine.

But time don't turn around.
And now you're nowhere to be found.
I'm still hopin' you'll find your way back somehow.

CHORUS — Emotional Melodic R&B

I let you walk away.

Now I'm beggin' for one more day.

I'd give anything to hear you say.
That you still love me the same way.

I let you go but I'm the one who should've stayed.

Now I'm livin' with the mistakes I made.
But if your heart ever leads you my way.
I'll always be here waitin' for you to return someday.

I let you walk away...
But I'd give my life to make it back to that day...

VERSE 2 — Deep Raspy Southern Rap

I ain't blamin' you for leavin' I gave you plenty of reasons, I had a heart full of emotion that I never made you believe in.
I wanted to fight for our forever but you was already too far gone.
Now forever feels like nothin' when I can't call you home.
I remember all the nights I should've talked it all through.
All the times I played it cold when I should've chosen you.
I was never blind to what I had but I didn't want to make you hold on.
Now I'm searchin' for your shadow every place I wander alone.
I know I can't demand that you forgive me, it's not that easy or plain.
I can't expect you to come back just because I want you to stay and say walking away was a mistake.
You deserve a kind of love that never leaves you feeling it was all just fake.
I'm just prayin' I can be the man I should've been back in the day.
If another chance exists somewhere beyond all this pain.
I'd rebuild what I destroyed and never break you agane.
I ain't askin' you to forget every tear that you cried.
I'm just hopin' there's a place for me still left in your life.

CHORUS — Emotional Melodic R&B

I let you walk away.
Now I'm beggin' for one more day.
I'd give anything to hear you say.
That you still love me the same way.
I let you go but I'm the one who should've stayed.

Now I'm livin' with the mistakes I made.

But if your heart ever leads you my way.

I'll always be here waitin' for you to return someday.

I let you walk away...

But I'd give my life to make it back to that day...

BRIDGE — Soft Piano, Almost Whispered

Maybe you're happier now.
Maybe you've finally found your peace.
Maybe there's somebody holdin' you.
The way I should've held you close to me.

But if you ever miss the way, we used to dream about forever, just know I'm still wishin' we could find our way back together...

[FINAL CHORUS — Emotional Male Vocals, Fuller Instrumental]

I let you walk away.

And I've regretted it every single day.

If I could have just one more thing to say.

I want you to know I'd choose you in a thousand different ways.

*Please one more day?*

I let you go when I should've begged for you to stay.
Now I'm livin' with the mistakes I've made.

If your heart ever leads you my way
I really hope you'll let me love you again someday.

I let you walk away...
But I never wanted you to stray..

That day was the biggest mistake I've ever made.

[OUTRO — Soft Piano, Deep Raspy Spoken Voice]

I thought lettin' you go was the right thing to do...
But if I knew then what I know now,
I'd have fought a lot harder for you...

I can't undo the past,
Can't force you to return...

But if you're ever lookin' back
I hope it's me you still yearn because I'm willing to prove I've earned for you to give our love one more turn.

I let you walk away...

That was my biggest mistake...

But I'll always hope...

You find your way back someday...