Well, you only need the light when it's burning low  
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow  
Only know you love her when you let her go  
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low  
Only hate the road when you're missing home  
Only know you love her when you let her go  
And you let her go

F C  
G a  
F C G  
F C  
G a  
F C  
G

Staring at the bottom of your glass  
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last  
But dreams come slow, and they go so fast  
You see her when you close your eyes  
Maybe one day, you'll understand why  
Everything you touch surely dies

a F  
G e  
a F G  
a F  
G e  
a F G

But you only need the light when it's burning low...

F C

Staring at the ceiling in the dark  
Same old empty feeling in your heart  
'Cause love comes slow, and it goes so fast  
Well, you see her when you fall asleep  
But never to touch and never to keep  
'Cause you loved her too much, and you dived too deep

a F  
G e  
a F G  
a F  
G e  
a F G

But you only need the light when it's burning low...

F C

And you let her go  
Ooooo ooooo oooooo  
And you let her go  
Ooooo ooooo oooooo  
Well, you let her go  

a  
F G  
a  
F G  
a F G e  
a F G

But you only need the light when it's burning low...

F C