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Afraid of Letting Go
This song is about the breakup of her parents marriage when she was a teenager. The verse was written when she was just 18, but the chorus was not completed until 1998; a fact that is reflected in the words.
I first saw Beverley perform the song at the Radio 2 concert on 30th November 1998, and it was obviously intensely emotional for her, so much so that I expected to see tears running down her face.
Every night
I gave myself three wishes
'cos I believed
I had a secret god
we made a deal
that you would stay together
but he let me down

you told me things
beyond my understanding
the pain of love
I didn't wanna feel
but through the walls
I could hear you crying
and I can't sleep

and now, he holds me in his arms
and says our love will last
forever, I'll never be alone
but still the little girl inside
is here within my life
and I'm  afraid of letting go

nursery rhymes
sung to me a bathtime
will always be
a favourite memory
of long ago
before the dream was over
and the love had gone

finally, relieved that it was ending
I told myself
I didn't really care
I made a god
for something to believe in
but no one's there

and now, he holds me in his arms
and says our love will last
forever, I'll never be alone
but still the little girl inside
is here within my life
and I'm  afraid of letting go

but still the little girl inside
is here within my life
and I'm  afraid of letting go

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