letting go

We were three kids in the backyard
With a spaceship and a toy car
It was perfect till we had to come inside
Now we're three men in the same spot
With a shovel and a shoebox
It's the first time that we've had to say goodbye
Well I know no one wants to dig the hole
But there's nothing quite like letting go
It was summer I was in Maine
Must've lost her in that time frame
If I'm honest it was hard to be away
Wrote a love song on my guitar
And she dumped me through a postcard
It's the first time that I knew my heart could break
Well I've won and I've lost and it blows
It's the first and the only love I think I've ever known
If it's true that what hurts you helps you grow
Then there's nothing quite like letting go
No there's nothing quite like letting go
Yeah
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Mmm oh there's nothing quite like
Saw my mother and she asked me
How's your brother?
Is he happy?
He'll be alright he just needs some room to breathe
Now we're both here living on the West Coast
Kind of back where we started just doing it alone
It's not easier it's just a little bit different
Still I know that you'd never let it show
But I bet that it's scary watching all your kids leave home
Sometimes plants need a bigger pot to grow
It's not wrong it's not right making room in your life
Oh there's nothing quite like letting go
But there's one thing that I'd undo
When I said I didn't love you
It was stupid I was just too scared to see
But you showed me what it means to be home
In a world we'll never have to be alone
It's so obvious you're one of a kind
I'm still learning to give up some control
I wonder where we'll get married and the shade will paint our home
It's not hard to imagine growing old
With you here in my life it's a beautiful ride
Oh there's nothing quite like letting go