Last time i saw laura she was dancing at the mardi grass Every man in new orleans was saying ooh la la The way she used to love me make a dead man walk Tore me up to just see her move and i loved to hear her talk I had to let it go i had to let it go Oh i might have missed heaven but then you never know I had to let it go i had to let it go Last time i saw whiskey it was callin' out my name Whiskey you know i loved you but we'll never be the same You used to take me with you through the nights that had no end One night when you weren't looking lord i snuck around the bend I had to let it go... Last time i saw reno so down on my luck Sweet-talked a cocktail waitress into loanin' me a buck By the time the night was over and i handed back the dice Picked up my winnings and i kissed that waitress twice I had to let it go i had to let it go I might have rolled another seven but then you never know I had to let it go i had to let it go [ guitar ] Life is just a puzzle inside a mystery Your idea of heaven might look like hell to me I just keep on moving see i never had a choice Singing out these stories in this ragged down home voice I had to let it go... Oh no no no never let it go...