The Red Balloon Lyrics

Jenna came back from the fair

With a shiny red balloon

And she laughed and bounced it up and down

Let it float around her room

And she thought how it was beautiful

And how it was all her own

She said I'll keep it here with me

Till I am big and grown

The next day her mother said

Hey Jen, what would you think

If we take this balloon out back

And we let go of the string

And we'll tie a message good and tight

And this is what we'll say

Whoever finds this red balloon

True love will come your way

Her mother said,

Let it go,

let's watch it fly

Shining red against

that blue, blue sky

Let it ride the wind

Like it was meant to do

Cause when you let what you love go

Somehow it stays with you

But Jenna's eyes filled up with tears

And she cried and said I can't

I want to keep my red balloon

I can't open up my hand

So, her mother said don't worry, babe

Let's take it back inside

But the days went by and Jenna watched

As it lost it's will to fly

And the morning that she found it

lying on the floor

She knew she'd never hold a string

So tightly anymore

She heard her mother say

Let it go

let's watch it fly

Blazing red against

that blue, blue sky

Let it ride the wind

Like it was meant to do

Cause when you let what you love go

Somehow it stays with you

Jenna's eyes grew wide and bright

When her mom stood at the door

And in her hand a red balloon

Even bigger than before

But Jenna said, I'll write the note,

And this is what we'll say

If you've got love kept in your heart

Then give it all away

And together they

Let it go

And they watched it fly

Shining red

Against the blue, blue sky

As Jenna watched it climb

Like it was made to do

She knew her heart still held on tight

To the shiny red balloon

In her heart she still held

The shiny red balloon