Released: November 1, 1976
Songwriter: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
Producer: Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson
[Verse 1]
I was up with the morning sun
Couldn't sleep so I thought I'd take a walk
I was thinking of you and me
And I went to your house 'cause I had to talk
I could hardly believe my eyes
When I saw this guy closing your front door
Had a feeling of emptiness
Like I've never had before
[Chorus]
And I close my eyes
Will you leave me, girl?
Then I realised
It's a crazy world
[Verse 2]
As he disappeared in his car
I was stunned and I didn't know what to do
Everything I had ever been
Everything in my life's a part of you
And I just couldn't move my feet
So I stood on the pavement as you came out
You acted as you didn't know
What it was all about
[Chorus]
And I close my eyes
Will you leave me, girl?
Then I realised
It's a crazy world
[Bridge]
Baby, how could you do it?
You just told me lies
And you meet behind my back with other guys
Baby, how could you tell me
There was only me?
I was stupid to believe you, I was blind but now I see
[Verse 3]
Then you smiled and you took my hand
"There is something," you said, "that you may not know
There's a couple of men in my life
And one of them is my brother Joe
He's been gone for a long, long time
But he's back and I think he's going to stay
You'll be seeing a lot of him
He's so nice in every way"
[Chorus]
And I close my eyes
Never leave me, girl
Then I realised
It's a crazy world
So I close my eyes
Never leave me, girl
Then I realised
It's a crazy world
[Outro]
So I close my eyes
Never leave me, girl
Then I realised...
I was up with the morning sun
Couldn't sleep so I thought I'd take a walk
I was thinking of you and me
And I went to your house 'cause I had to talk
I could hardly believe my eyes
When I saw this guy closing your front door
Had a feeling of emptiness
Like I've never had before
[Chorus]
And I close my eyes
Will you leave me, girl?
Then I realised
It's a crazy world
[Verse 2]
As he disappeared in his car
I was stunned and I didn't know what to do
Everything I had ever been
Everything in my life's a part of you
And I just couldn't move my feet
So I stood on the pavement as you came out
You acted as you didn't know
What it was all about
[Chorus]
And I close my eyes
Will you leave me, girl?
Then I realised
It's a crazy world
[Bridge]
Baby, how could you do it?
You just told me lies
And you meet behind my back with other guys
Baby, how could you tell me
There was only me?
I was stupid to believe you, I was blind but now I see
[Verse 3]
Then you smiled and you took my hand
"There is something," you said, "that you may not know
There's a couple of men in my life
And one of them is my brother Joe
He's been gone for a long, long time
But he's back and I think he's going to stay
You'll be seeing a lot of him
He's so nice in every way"
[Chorus]
And I close my eyes
Never leave me, girl
Then I realised
It's a crazy world
So I close my eyes
Never leave me, girl
Then I realised
It's a crazy world
[Outro]
So I close my eyes
Never leave me, girl
Then I realised...
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