Won't Let You Go
Who is this one
Whom I wrestle in the dark
Where did he come from
On this road I've run so far
For a moment I
Lost my nerve still unsure should I try
Life can surely throw you a curve
They say it's hard and then you die
I won't let you go
Let you go
I won't let you go
Till you touch me
I won't let you go
Till you wound me
I won't let you go
You consume me
I won't let you go
Put the puzzle back on the shelf
It will never look like yourself
Pieces are all over the place
You'll be lucky if you finish the race
To finish the race
There surely must be a finish line
Somewhere up there waving a flag
Once was red but now it's white
Is it all a game
Like you're up until you're out
Are we all the same
Is this really what this life is about
I struggle wanting to win
Impatient for the day to begin
But you are hemming me in
I can't get past what the past has me in
I won't let you go
Let you go
I won't let you go
Till you touch me
I won't let you go
Till you wound me
I won't let you go
You consume me
I won't let you go
This wasn't what I planned
When I went to the promised land
Caution got the best of me
But you still knocked the wind out of me
Doubled by the body blow
Troubled by the things I ought to know
Frightened by your hold on me
Fighting for control of my destiny
I won't let you go
Let you go
I won't let you go
Till you touch me
I won't let you go
Till you wound me
I won't let you go
You consume me
I won't let you go
[A meditation on Genesis 32]
Vic Lortz, 9/2014