Being With You

Smokey Robinson

I don't care what they think about me, and
I don't care what they say
I don't care what they think if you're leaving
I'm gonna beg you to stay

I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do
I don't care about anything else but being with you, being with you

Honey don't go, don't leave this scene
Be out of the picture, and off of the screen
Don't let them say we told you so
They tell me you'll love me and then let me go
I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation

I don't care what they think about me, and
I don't care what they say
I don't care what they think if you're leaving
I'm gonna beg you to stay

I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do
I don't care about anything else but being with you, being with you

People can change, they always do
Haven't they noticed the changes in you?
Or can it be that like love I am blind
Do I want it so much 'til it's all in my mind?
One thing I know for sure is really, really real
I never felt before the way you make me feel

I don't care what they think about me, and
I don't care what they say
I don't care what they think if you're leaving
I'm gonna beg you to stay

I don't care if they start to avoid me
I don't care what they do
I don't care about anything else but being with you, being with you


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    Great song about a forbidden relationship. Smokey does it again.. A true modern poet!

    zakinbristolon April 01, 2014   Link

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