Ain't no talkin' to this man   Ain't no pretty other side   Ain't no way to understand   The stupid words of pride      It would take an acrobat   But I already tried all that   So I'm gonna let him fly   Gonna let him fly      Things can move at such a pace   The second hand just waved goodbye   You know the light has left his face   But you can't recall just where or why?      So there was really nothing to it   I just went and cut right through it   I said, I'm, I'm gonna let him fly      There's no mercy in a live wire   No rest at all in freedom   Of the choices we are given   It's no choice at all      The proof is in the fire   You touch before it moves away   Yeah, yeah, but you must always know   How long to stay and when to go      And there ain't no talkin' to this man   He's been tryin' to tell me so   It took awhile to understand   The beauty of just letting go      'Cause it would take an acrobat   I already tried all that   I'm gonna let him fly   Oh, I'm gonna let him fly, fly      Oh, I'm gonna let him fly, fly   I'm gonna let him fly