It Would Take an Acrobat/And I Already Tried All That

 Let Him Fly 

By Patty Griffin

… Ain't no talkin' to this man

Ain't no pretty other side

Ain't no way to understand the stupid words of pride

It would take an acrobat and I already tried all that

So I'm gonna let him fly

(Gonna let him fly)

Things can move at such a pace

The second hand just waved goodbye

And though the light has left his face

But you can't recall just where or why

So there was really nothing to it

I just went and cut right through it

I said, I'm gonna let him fly, ooh yeah, yeah

There's no mercy in a live wire

No rest at all in freedom

Of the choices we are given

It's no choice at all, oh-huh

The proof is in the fire

You touch before it moves away, yeah

But you must always know how long to stay and when to go

And there ain't no talkin' to this man

He's been tryna tell me so

Took awhile to understand

The beauty of just letting go

'Cause it would take an acrobat and I already tried all that

… I'm gonna let him fly

I'm gonna let him fly, fly, oh

I'm gonna let him fly, fly, oh

I'm gonna let him fly