If You Leave Me Now

Chicago

If you leave me now
You'll take away the biggest part of me
Ooh-ooh, no, baby please don't go
And if you leave me now
You'll take away the very heart of me
Ooh-ooh, no, baby please don't go
Ooh-ooh, girl, I just want you to stay

A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away?
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way?
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things we said today

A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away?
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way?
When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things we said today

If you leave me now
You'll take away the biggest part of me
Ooh-ooh, no, baby please don't go

Ooh, girl, just got to have you by my side

Ooh-ooh, no, baby please don't go

Ooh, my, my, I just got to have your loving (hey, hey)


Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae

If You Leave Me Now Lyrics as written by Peter Cetera

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    what a classic ballad. An intense plea, so much passion. all-time great

    globalon June 12, 2002   Link

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