Alice (Letting Go) Peter Hammill

[Verse 1]
When you told me that you loved me
I had no reason to doubt it
So I went about my life in such a selfish way
And never really thought about it
Ooh, do I have to let go?
Ooh, I had my chance and I've blown it
'Cause I loved you so much all these years
And somewhere in myself, between my pride and fear
Just couldn't find a way to show it

[Verse 2]
I know it doesn't give you any joy
To give me such pain
But you're in love with him now, my old friend -
I know all about that, there's no need to explain
But why do I have to say goodbye
When I love you still, can only feel that I'm dying?
Still, every word I say just seems to come out wrong
And none of them deny the fact that you are gone
And that I'm left here, crying

[Bridge]
Oh, what's the good of songs anyway?
They're just exercises in solitude
I should have been ready for today -
I always prayed you wouldn't go
But I suppose I always knew you would