If You Go (Ne Me Quitte Pas) - Lesley Garrett

Don’t leave me 
We must forget 
Everything can be forgotten 
Which is already past 
Forget the times 
Of misunderstandings 
And the lost time 
To know how 
To forget those moments 
Which sometimes killed 
- with constant ‘whys’ – 
The heart of happiness 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 

I will give you 
Pearls of rain 
Which have come from countries 
Where it doesn’t rain 
I will keep digging the earth 
Until after my death 
To cover your body 
With gold and light 
I will make a domain 
Where love will be king 
Where love will be law 
Where love will be queen 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 

Don’t leave me 
I will invent for you 
Crazy words 
That you will understand 
I will talk to you 
Of those lovers 
Who have twice seen 
Their hearts set ablaze 
I will tell you 
The story of the king 
Dead from not having 
Been able to meet you 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 

We have often seen 
Spurt forth 
The fire of an ancient volcano 
That one thought too old 
It appears that 
Burnt earth 
Gives more wheat 
Than the best April 
And when the evening comes 
So that the sky blazes 
Red and black 
Don’t they become one? 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 

Don’t leave me 
I’m not going to cry any more 
I’m not going to talk any more 
I will hide there 
Watching you 
Dance and smile 
Listening to you 
Sing and then laugh 
Let me become 
The shadow of your shadow 
The shadow of your hand 
The dog at your command 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me 
Don’t leave me