never before would he even thought it   take her life away   nothing could give her peace but leaving   careful what you say   he sees the pain   that no one else is seeing   he feels the pain   that no one else is feeling      pre-chorus:   not you've gone past the point   you can't take   now you've gone past the point   you can't stop all the suffering   stop all the pain      chorus:   old man stop the pain   now your life is stained   (repeat)      had it been the other way around   there's nothing I would change here   for my sake, for her sake   hey, it's not a life I'm ending   hold on to nothing   i'll set you free      (pre-chorus)      (chorus)      go to sleep softly and know this   i'm gonna take away the only thing you have left   because you can't speak to ask   i will send you on your way      it's the way it's gotta be   to set her free   take another shot old man   it's the way it's gotta be   you know what you are ending      (modified chorus)      it's the way it's gotta be   to set her free   take another shot old man   it's the way it's gotta be   old man