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The eighth song (track #8) on the album "Hues of Blue".
A folkish song with organ about reflecting on loss – which could be about losing a job or losing a romantic relationship partner – in which the protagonist shifts from feeling rejected to rejoicing.
Lyrics
"You Had To Let Me Go"
Lyrics (and music) written by Scott Cooley. Copyright © 2026 by Scott Richard Cooley and Scott Richard Cooley Music Publishing, ASCAP. All rights reserved.I’m glad that the suffering is goneYou had to let me go so we could both move on
Even though I saw it coming, it was still a shockYou were through with me, you had to let me goHad to plan it all out, then you had to gloatYour insecurity showed, you had to let me go
It was the only way out, but karma comes aroundYou couldn’t handle me, you had to let me goMaybe losing me made you lose some sleepGotta live with yourself, you had to let me go
In the aftershock, there was nothing you stoleInstead it was a gift, you never had controlWorth so much more than your ego blowIt’s over your head, a value you will never know
All my replacements will forever remind youI was the G.O.A.T. goat, you had to let me goDidn’t see it at the time, but now I knowIt was a blessing in disguise, you had to let me go
Soon after it was over, I realized how coldYou could be to me, you have no heart or soulNever warmed up to you, it wasn’t meant to take holdIt’s a relief to not be a square peg in a round hole
Your easy way out did me a great favorI’ll never repay, you had to let me goYour incompetence taught me resilienceI should thank you but I won’t you had to let me go
You did what you had to do, you had to let me go
Personnel - Scott Cooley:
lead & backing vocals
rhythm acoustic guitar
rhythm & lead organ
bass guitar
drums
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