If You Should Lose Me - Johnny Clarke

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

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

If you should love me Then I cannot be to blame For loving you the way I do If you should want me Then you cannot really say You cannot say it to me, baby Mmmm... won't you love me true 'Cause you got your way and, baby, I got mine Darling, I love you The only way I know You know I know that It's gonna be good loving For ever and a day The way you want my love You know you're gonna be my baby And I'm feeling all I'm feeling all right Baby, love the way you walk I love it when you're talking to me, darling Yeah, won't you call my name Now now now now I wanna show you how to love And loving should be good 'Cause darling, we got it made Made by you and me Now now now now I wanna be your loving man Wanna love you all I can I wanna show you, baby, baby, baby... How to love you right Baby, make you feel so good tonight Baby, make you feel, feel so right I know I really would if I could If you should love me Love me every day Love me all the way Baby, I love you Love you all the time I love you it's only right If I love you every night Then, I'll buy a diamond ring Buy a diamond ring for your finger Yeah, yeah, now, now, now Everybody's telling me That I must be mad to think it's very bad 'Cause I love you and I know that you love me Yeah, yeah, yeah, now Yeah, love is really good to me Loving really sets me free Baby, I'm feeling, I'm feeling I'm feeling all night Now yeah, loving is really good and fine Loving really frees your mind Darling, darling, I'm feeing all right Yeah, yeah, now now... Come on, come on, yeah, yeah...

Your captivating eyes The clever way they smile stops him in his tracks And add your pretty face you keep him in his place He'd do anything you ask They've broken the mold More precious than gold When you're standing there the world disappears It would be a crime to ever let you go He should be inclined to keep you very close No one else compares You're a cut above the rest He'd be such a fool if he should ever leave you Be careful what you do he's so in love with you, you might tear him apart To watch the way you move, it's obvious that you were made for breaking hearts The pout of your lips, those soft fingertips The curve of your waist, you're perfectly made It would be a crime to ever let you go He should be inclined to keep you very close No one else compares you're a cut above the rest He'd be such a fool if he should ever leave you It would be a crime to ever let you go He should be inclined to keep you very close No one else compares you're a cut above the rest He'd be such a fool if he should ever It would be a crime to ever let you go He should be inclined to keep you very close No one else compares you're a cut above the rest He'd be such a fool if he should ever leave you Your captivating eyes The subtle way you smile sets him in a spin The subtle way you smile