Quiet, smiling friend of mine Thrown into our lives You gave everything you could Saw through our disguise I had to stay I could not leave Give me time so I can breathe Give me time to be at ease Patiently, you watched us play Parts you'd seen before Even then, we sometimes asked What you keep us for Caught between the tangled web You helped set us free Sadly, then, you lost yourself So you had to leave And I must go, be on my way Let me go, I can not stay Let me go, I must not stay And I must go, be on my way Let me go, I cannot stay Let me go, I must not stay