Letting You Go – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Lyrics – Reunions
“Letting You Go” by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit from the 2020 album Reunions
The nurse helped us buckl
Your seat in the car
And they sent us on our way
I drove home so slow
We had no instructions
The first days were hard
But there’s things about babies
A woman just knows
Three in the morning
I’d lay my hand over your heart
Just to know you were safe in your sleep
When you started walking
I’d fight back the urge to stay
Right there beside you
And keep you on your feet
Being your daddy comes natural
The roses just know how to grow
It’s easy to see
That you’ll get where you’re going
The hard part is letting you go
The hard part is letting you go
It didn’t take long to see
You got the best of me
And your momma’s merciful heart
In your eyes
Helping her raise you
Has taught me to see through
The great fog of loneliness
The devil’s disguise
Being your daddy comes natural
The roses just know how to grow
It’s easy to see
That you’ll get where you’re going
The hard part is letting you go
The hard part is letting you go
Now you’ve decided
To be someone’s wife
We’ll walk down the aisle
And I’ll give you away
I wish I could walk with them
Back through your life
To see every last minute
Of every last day
To hear your first words
And to feel your first heartbreak
To sing you to sleep
When you’re scared of the dark
But the best I can do is to
Let myself trust that you know
Who’ll be strong enough
To carry your heart
Being your daddy comes natural
The roses just know how to grow
It’s easy to see
That you’ll get where you’re going
The hard part is letting you go
The hard part is letting you go
Reunions Track List
- What’ve I Done to Help
- Dreamsicle
- Only Children
- Overseas
- Running With Our Eyes Closed
- River
- Be Afraid
- St. Peter’s Autograph
- It Gets Easier
- Letting You Go
