[Intro] Mmm-mmm… Oh, baby… Don’t look at me that way. You know it only makes it harder. [Verse 1] You came by my house this evening, Said you had something to say. But I knew before you told me By the way you looked away. You said, “Maybe we’d be better If we let each other go.” But your hand was holding mine, boy… And your heart was telling me no. [Background Girls] Telling her no… Don’t let her go… [Lead] Then why are we saying goodbye? [Verse 2] There’s your picture on my dresser, There’s your sweater on my chair. And tomorrow when I wake up, Baby, you’ll still be everywhere. I could take down every picture. I could put your things away. But tell me what I’m supposed to do With the love That wants to stay? [Background Girls] Love wants to stay… Love wants to stay… [Chorus] If you still love me, Why are you leaving? If I still need you, Why should I let you go? If your heart is breaking The same way mine is breaking, Then maybe goodbye Ain’t what we really want. Oh, baby… If you still love me, Come back into my arms. [Background Girls] Come back… Come back… [Verse 3] We had our share of trouble. Oh, Lord knows that’s the truth. Sometimes I blamed everything on you, And you blamed everything on me too. But underneath those angry words, Something never went away. ‘Cause every time I said, “I’m through with you,” I prayed You wouldn’t believe what I’d say. [Background Girls] She didn’t mean it… No, no… She didn’t mean it… [Lead] Baby, I was angry. I wasn’t gone. [Bridge] Maybe pride has been standing Where our love ought to be. Maybe I’ve been waiting on you While you’ve been waiting on me. Somebody’s gotta say it. So I’ll say it first tonight— I’d rather swallow my foolish pride Than lose the love of my life. [Background Girls] Tell him, girl… Tell him now… [Lead] I’m trying… [Background Girls] Tell him! [Lead] Baby… I still love you. [Music drops low] Do you still love me? [Male voice, distant] You know I do. [Lead] Then why are you standing All the way over there? [Instrumental Break] [Soft piano] [Tenor saxophone answers] [Background Girls] Go to him… Go to him… Go to him… [Final Chorus] If you still love me, Don’t keep me waiting. If I still need you, I won’t let you go. We may not have forever, But there’s one thing that I know— I don’t want another somebody When it’s you I’m longing for. [Background Girls] It’s always been you… Always been you… [Lead] Oh, baby… Come here. [Outro] We don’t have to talk anymore. No… We’ve talked enough. Just hold me. [Background Girls] Hold her… [Lead] A little tighter. [Background Girls] Hold her… [Lead] Like you used to. [Background Girls] Don’t let go… [Lead] No, baby… Don’t let go. Not this time. [Background Girls — fading] Don’t let go… Don’t let go… Don’t let go… [Fade]
