Sometimes you find out what you wanted   Isn't really what you need   And the dream in all its promise   Was never meant to be      All your hopes and desperation   Won't make it like it was   And you believe the pain will never end   Believe me in time it does      You've gotta know when love is over   You've gotta learn to carry on   And with the world upon your shoulders   You walk away when hope is gone      When your golden road has reached the end   You find a way to start again   You know   There's a time for love and a time for letting go      When you're standin' tall tomorrow   Looking back at yesterday   Through the memory of your sorrow   How the dawn was so far away      You'll be far beyond the shadows   Where hearts can learn to shine   And you'll realize the endless night   Was only a moment in time      You've gotta know when love is over   You've gotta learn to carry on   And with the world upon your shoulders   You walk away when hope is gone      When your golden road has reached the end   You find a way to start again   You know   There's a time for love and a time for letting go      The night is long, the night is cold   With nothing to believe in   Just hold on, 'cause life goes on   Your new day is waiting, let go and let it begin      You've gotta know when love is over   You've gotta learn to carry on   And with the world upon your shoulders   You walk away when hope is gone      When your golden road has reached the end   You find a way to start again   You know   There's a time for love and a time for letting go      There's a time for love   There's a time for letting go      You've gotta know when love is over   You've gotta learn to carry on   Carry on