If I Should Lose You - Chet Baker

If I should lose you The stars would fall from the skies If I should lose you The leaves would wither and die The birds in May time Would sing a lonely refrain And I would wander around Hating the sound of rain With you beside me No wind in winter would blow With you beside me A rose would bloom in the snow I gave you my love But I was living a dream And living would seem in vain If I lost you

If I should go before you When that long night comes We'll meet in the edge the after Please don't follow me into the sun If you should cross the white light And find yourself in the black I'll be right there behind you You will have no need to look back And when the night cries itself away Dyin' in the light of day Our endless love will remain Until we meet again If I should go before you Into the great unknown I'll leave my ghost right beside you You won't have to wait alone And when the night cries itself away Dyin' in the light of day Our endless love will remain Until we meet Cryin' ourselves away Dyin' in the light of day Our endless love will remain Until we meet again

You could say I lost my faith in science and progress You could say I lost my belief in religion And you could say I lost my sense of direction You could say all of this and worse but If I ever lose my faith in you (in you) There'd be nothing left for me to do (to do) Some would say I was a lost man in a lost world You could say I lost my faith in the people on TV You could say I'd lost my belief in our politicians They all seem like game show hosts to me but If I ever lose my faith in you (if I ever lose my faith) There'd be nothing left for me to do (if I ever lose my faith) Lose my faith in you (in you) I could be lost inside their lies without a trace (without a trace) But every time I close my eyes, I see your face I never saw no miracle of science That didn't go from a blessing to a curse (a curse) I never saw no military solution that didn't end up worse If I ever lose my faith in you If I ever lose my faith in you (If I ever lose my faith in you) There'd be nothing left for me to do (There'd be nothing left for me to do) If I ever lose my faith (lose my faith) If I ever lose my faith (lose my faith) If I ever lose my faith (lose my faith) If I ever lose my faith (lose my faith) In you In you

So you think there's a flicker in your flame But your regiment of loving her still the same Forgotten holidays, forsaken little things It means so much to her, but you let it slip away Like a gamblers game You're risking every thing And even though the stakes are high You're playing with her heart Before your card gets fold And before you roll the dice Just realize how much it's gonna cost, ah If you lose her (you lose her) There'll be a hole in your soul There'll be no grave (no grave) Deep enough to bury the pain (don't be a fool) If you lose her (you lose her) You may not see it now But when she's gone, you'll know how much she's worth Alone, ooh She's always last on your list She's starving for affection But you turn a blind eye 'Cause you hear her say, "Honey it's okay" Something deep down says, "Give her more attention" But instead of telling the truth, you prefer the masquerade Like a gamblers game You're risking every thing And even though the stakes are high You're playing with her heart And now she slowly starts to slip away You realize how much it's gonna cost If you lose her (you lose her) There'll be a hole in your soul There'd be no grave (no grave) Deep enough to bury the pain (don't be a fool) If you lose her (you lose her) You may not see it now But when she's gone, you'll know how much she's worth (If you lose her) If I were you, I just wouldn't take that chance 'Cause when the tides of change roll in She'll be gone like a footprint in the sand If you lose her (if you lose her) Hole in your soul There'll be no grave (no grave) Deep enough to bury the pain (don't be a fool) If you lose her (if you lose her) You may not see it now But when she's gone you'll know how much she's worth If you lose her (if you lose her) Hole in your soul If you lose her (no grave) Don't be a fool If you lose her (if you lose her) You may not see it now But when she's gone, you'll know how much she's worth