Every night I lie awake   My thoughts come rolling in   Love is won, love is lost   And loves that might have been I see the ghost of long lost hope   And shattered broken dreams I know it's time to carry on   It's harder than it seems      CHORUS   I gotta let it go, all the pain and strife   I gotta let it go, and move on with my life   I gotta let it go, it's time to let it be   I gotta let it go, and then I can be free      The times gone by,   I can't deny   They've left their mark on me   Don't understand the master plan   That only God can see   I need to know, I wanna go   And lock it all inside   I wonder why and say goodbye   And gather up my pride      Chorus      I know I have the will to carry on   Life's made me strong   I've learned too much to turn my head away   I'm gonna stay   And brick by brick I'll build my life again   And I'll begin   To learn from all of my mistakes   Then let them fly away      I gotta let it go   I got to let it go,   I got to let it go, I got to let it go, ohhh   (repeat)      Chorus