I see you holding on to the past and you're squeezing it 
Every broken piece of your heart and you're bleeding it
Like shattered glass in the palm of your hand 
You hold tight to a dear old friend 
Well he ain't a friend 
and i say 

Chorus:
Ooh let it go 
give it up 
lay it down 
Ooh let it be so love can come around 
Ain't no thing's ever free
can't you see there were thorns on that crown
So lay it down 

I know that she was your world 
yeah that girl was your everything 
And i know when she left how it felt
like she took all your breath away
I agree it's the hardest thing you'll ever have to do
oh but you got to
And I say

Chorus:
Ooh let it go 
give it up 
lay it down 
Ooh let it be so love can come around
Ain't no thing's ever free
can't you see there were thorns on that crown
So lay it down

I can see the light at the end of tomorrow
the sun is shining bright there
there's a light without this darken hollow,
all this pain and sorrow.
I believe it's at your finger tips 
if you can just move on

Chorus:
Ooh let it go 
give it up 
lay it down 
Ooh let it be so love can come around
Ain't no thing's ever free
can't you see there were thorns on that crown
So lay it down ooh 

Lay it down

                          Thanks to Aubree for correcting these lyrics