Don't Leave Me This Way - Lee Fields

All of my life, all of my life I've been searching for a love like ours Somewhere to stay, somewhere safe In your arms, I was so sure Are you really saying your heart's changing Do you really mean goodbye Don't leave me this way, no, no Don't tell me it's over We've only begun and our love is so young You're leading me nowhere Don't leave me this way Don't leave me this way Say what's on your mind, one thing at a time And I promise you we'll talk it through Don't walk away, there's so much more to say Though my words seem lost on you Can't believe you're talking like we're just friends Can't you see the tears I cry? Don't leave me this way, no, no Don't tell me it's over We've only begun and our love is so young You're leading me nowhere Don't leave me this way Don't leave me this way Are you really saying your heart's changing Do you really mean it this time, baby Don't leave me this way, oh no Don't tell me it's over We've only begun and our love is so young You're leading me nowhere Don't leave me this way No, don't tell me that it's over We've only begun and our love is so young Don't leave me now Don't leave me, don't leave me this way Don't leave me, don't leave me this way Don't leave me, don't leave me this way Don't leave me, don't leave me this way Don't leave me this way If you'll just take a little bit of time You just might wanna change your mind Don't leave me, no, no, no, no Don't leave me this way

Don't leave me this way I can't survive, can't stay alive Without your love, oh baby Don't leave me this way, no I can't exist, I'll surely miss your tender kiss Don't leave me this way (A broken man with empty hands Oh baby please, don't leave me this way) Aaah baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you Now come on down and do what you gotta do (Now come on girl and do what you gotta do) You started this fire down in my soul Now can't you see it's burning out of control Come on (now) satisfy the need in me Only your good lovin' can set me free hey Don't, don't you leave me this way, no Don't you understand I'm at your command Oh baby please, please don't leave me this way Aaah baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you Now come on down and do what you gotta do (Now come on girl and do what you gotta do) You started this fire down in my soul Now can't you see it's burning out of control Come on (now) satisfy the need in me Only your good lovin' can set me free hey Need your lovin' baby, need need your love right now Your love is so important to me got to have it ('Cause it would be wrong To string me along a love so true)

Don't leave me this way I can't survive, I can't stay alive Without your love, no baby Don't leave me this way I can't exist, I will surely miss your tender kiss So don't leave me this way Oh baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you So come on down and do what you've got to do Your started this fire down in my soul Now can't you see it's burning out of control So come on down and satisfy the need in me 'Cause only your good loving can set me free Don't leave me this way I don't understand how I'm at your command So baby please, so don't you leave me this way Oh, baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you So come on down and do what you've got to do You started this fire down in my soul Now can't you see it's burning out of control So come on down and satisfy the need in me 'Cause only your good loving can set me free Set me free, set me free, set me free, set me free, set me free Come, satisfy me, come satisfy me Don't you leave me this way Don't leave me this way I can't exist, I will surely miss your tender kiss So don't leave me this way Oh, baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you So come on down and do what you've got to do You started this fire down in my soul Now can't you see it's burning out of control So come on down and satisfy the need in me 'Cause only your good loving can set me free Set me free, set me free, set me free, set me free, set me free Don't you know by now, don't you know by now I'm losing control

The door is closed again, it's closed on me Here I am alone again, there's not a soul to see I'm on my own now, it didn't turn out right My bed is cold as ice, and you're out there in the night Oooh, can't get you off my mind Oooh, you know my heart is on the line and it happens every time Chorus: Don't leave me this way, baby, don't leave me this way, oh no I need you more than I could ever say, do you have to stay away so long I thought we had it all, there was something there But I made my first mistake when I thought you'd care Oooh, can't get you off my mind Oooh, you know my heart is on the line and it happens every time Chorus (Solo) Don't leave me this way, baby, don't leave me this way, oh no Don't leave me this way, baby, don't leave me this way, oh no Chorus repeats out...

Where are you? Will your dreams come true? You're a fool Aimless pursuit Look at you In a field of doom You will lose You've been warned now Be safe, don't do that These fields are gonna swallow you Be safe, don't do that These fields are gon' devour you Be safe, don't do that These fields are gonna swallow you Be safe, don't do that These fields are gon' devour you I'm walking the fields I'm walking the fields, yeah I'm walking the fields Be safe, don't do that These fields are gon' devour you (devour you) This ain't meant for you That's what they tell me Even if that is true This is my journey This is my journey I won't take a knee This is not for you This is for me Breathe in, breathe out These fields, they won't devour me Breathe in, breathe out These fields, they gon' empower me Breathe in, breathe out These fields, they won't devour me Breathe in, breathe out These fields, they gon' empower me I'm walking the fields I'm walking the fields, yeah I'm walking the fields Be safe, don't do that These fields are gon' devour you These fields are gon' devour you These fields are gon' devour you (devour you) Never learned my lesson as a child, I was wild Staring at the moon, thought I'd never learn how to hide Drowning in my feelings but I never quite drowned Field full of wolves, yeah, we're fighting it out

All clear, good Lord Did well to be ignored Your falling temperature like cooling kisses All through your head A made up water's edge A summer gone on tabling fabled blisses And I'd love to see you waving From the far side of the swim Gathered in by a waiting troop of the open-hearted Where colour field meets canvas And the picture breathes you in Where all the stories meant for you have already started Bright girl, dead town Walking tall but blown around The secret chainmail gown of your father's blessing Bright girl, dead town Open mouths for miles around I still see you keeping those dough boys guessing And I'd love to see you waving From the far side of the swim Gathered in by a waiting troop of the open-hearted Where colour field meets canvas And the picture breathes you in Where all the stories meant for you have already started Bright girl, dead town Bright girl, dead town Bright girl, dead town Open mouths for miles around Bright girl, dead town Bright girl, dead town Bright girl, dead town Bright girl, dead town Open mouths for miles around Bright girl, dead town

Uneasy feeling, burning out my eyes I hope the end is less painful than my life I stand on trial before the gods on Judgement Day A blink of an eye between the cradle and the grave One last look at visions of flesh The last best hope of man on the earth Pontius Pilate still washing his hands The world don't want to be saved, only left alone Elysian fields - We are storming the heavens Elysian fields - We raise the swords and shields Elysian fields - We ascend to our destiny Elysian fields - To the Elysian fields Soaring to the sun with blood upon their wings Superstitious dust left twisting in the wind Man still has one belief, one decree that stands alone The laying down of arms is like cancer to their bones One last look at visions of flesh The last best hope of man on the earth Pontius Pilate still washing his hands The world don't want to be saved, only left alone Elysian fields - We are storming the heavens Elysian fields - We raise the swords and shields Elysian fields - We ascend to our destiny Elysian fields - To the Elysian fields Elysian fields - We are storming the heavens Elysian fields - We raise the swords and shields Elysian fields - We ascend to our destiny Elysian fields - To the Elysian fields Elysian fields - We are storming the heavens Elysian fields - To raise the swords and shields Elysian fields - We ascend to our destiny Elysian fields - To the Elysian fields