Sometimes you find out what you wanted isn't really what you need And the dream in all its promise is never meant to be All your hope and desperation won't make it like it was And you believe the pain will never pass, believe me in time it does But you gotta know when love is over, you gotta learn to carry on With the world upon your shoulders, you walk away when hope is gone When your golden moments reach the end, you find the strength to start again You'll know there's a time for love and a time for letting go When you stand and talk to mom, looking back at yesterday Through the memory of your son, how the dawn was so far away You'll be far beyond the shadows, where hearts can learn to shine And you'll realize the endless night was only a moment in time But you gotta know when love is over, you gotta learn to carry on With the world upon your shoulders, you walk away when hope is gone When your golden moments reach the end, you find the strength to start again You'll know there's a time for love and a time for letting go The night is gone, the night is gone, nothing to believe in Just hold on as life goes on, your new day is waiting Let go and let it begin You gotta know when love is over, you gotta learn to carry on With the world upon your shoulders, find the strength when hope is gone When your golden moments reach the end, you find the strength to start again You'll know there's a time for love and a time for letting go Time for letting go There's a time for letting go But you gotta know when love is over, you gotta learn to carry on Ooh, carry on Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh You gotta know You gotta know