You were never a soldier You were never a prize You were never a song in my eyes Yeah, you were childhood Twisted and disguised Oh, I am drowning In a world that's always been dry You're the sun I never see rise Yeah, it is midnight but my day Only just arrived I never breathe the air without you Somehow entering my mind I only breathe the air to keep you inside So you would always be mine Should have never let you go Everybody knows, everybody knows Should have never let you go Everybody knows, everybody knows Three years and, baby, don't you know It's time to let it go Three years and, baby, don't you know It's time to let it go You were never a stranger You were never unkind But I had fiction on my side Yeah, I had fiction Strongly on my side I never kept you like a secret I never tried to make you hide I only ever meant to keep you inside So you would always be mine Should have never let you go Everybody knows, everybody knows Should have never let you go Everybody knows, everybody knows Three years and, baby, don't you know It's time to let it go Three years and, baby, don't you know It's time to let it go Should have never let you go Everybody knows, everybody knows Should have never let you go Everybody knows, everybody knows Three years and, baby, don't you know It's time to let it go Three years and, baby, don't you know It's time to let go Should have never let you go Everybody knows, everybody knows Three years and, baby, don't you know It's time to let go