We drove all night and half the next day   Up through the mountains to the open space   Got through registration and searched for my dorm   I was so thankful he'd been there before      He carried my boxes and helped me unpack   Told old college stories until I laughed   But the tears started falling as we ran out of time   And I did all I could to avoid his goodbye      He said, "I wish I could stay here   It's hard on me too   But I know that there's so much   That you've got to do"      "So I'll let you go, you can stop crying   Oh it's not the end of the world   Girl you know you're gonna be fine   Give me a hug and let me see you smile   You know that I'll see you in a little while   So I'll let you go"      I made it through school and made some big plans   Yeah, I chased my dreams in some far away land   But everything changed when I got the call   And chasing those dreams meant nothing at all      I told him, "I'm gonna stay here   And take care of you"   He said, "That's the last thing   That I'd let you do"      "But I'll let you go, you can stop crying   Oh it's not the end of the world   Girl you know I'm gonna be fine   Give me a hug and let me see you smile   You know that I'll see you in a little while   So I'll let you go"      With the wings that he gave me I learned how to fly   One day they brought me back to be by his side   I knew he was holding on for me but I couldn't say the words   The ones that would set him free, the last thing I heard      He said   "I'll let you go, I'll let you go   I'll let you go, I'll let you go"