Released: April 16, 1988
Songwriter: Maurice Starr
Producer: Maurice Starr
[Spoken Intro]
We’ve been together for a long time, baby
Do you have to leave?
(Please don’t go, girl)
I just can’t live without you
(Please) So listen to me
(Don’t go, girl)
Don’t go girl
[Chorus]
Please don’t go, girl
It would ruin my whole world
Tell me you’ll stay
Never ever go away
[Verse 1]
I love you (I love you)
I guess I always will
Girl, you’re my best friend
Girl, you’re my love within
I just want you to know that I will always love you
Ooh, baby (ooh)
Tell me you’ll stay
Never ever go away
[Verse 2]
I need you (I need you)
I guess I always will
Girl, you’re my best friend
Girl, you’re my love within
I just want you to know that I will always love you
Ooh, baby
(Please don’t go, girl)
I’m gonna always love you, girl
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m gonna love you, girl
Until the end of time
Tell me girl (Tell me, girl)
You’re gonna always be mine
[Chorus]
Please don’t go, girl
You would ruin my whole world
Tell me you’ll stay
Never, ever go away
[Verse 3]
I love you (I love you)
I guess I always will
Girl, you’re my best friend
Girl, you’re my love within
I just want you to know that I will always love you
Ooh, baby (Please don’t go, girl)
[Outro]
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, girl)
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, baby)
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, girl)
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, darling)
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, baby, no, no)
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl
We’ve been together for a long time, baby
Do you have to leave?
(Please don’t go, girl)
I just can’t live without you
(Please) So listen to me
(Don’t go, girl)
Don’t go girl
[Chorus]
Please don’t go, girl
It would ruin my whole world
Tell me you’ll stay
Never ever go away
[Verse 1]
I love you (I love you)
I guess I always will
Girl, you’re my best friend
Girl, you’re my love within
I just want you to know that I will always love you
Ooh, baby (ooh)
Tell me you’ll stay
Never ever go away
[Verse 2]
I need you (I need you)
I guess I always will
Girl, you’re my best friend
Girl, you’re my love within
I just want you to know that I will always love you
Ooh, baby
(Please don’t go, girl)
I’m gonna always love you, girl
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m gonna love you, girl
Until the end of time
Tell me girl (Tell me, girl)
You’re gonna always be mine
[Chorus]
Please don’t go, girl
You would ruin my whole world
Tell me you’ll stay
Never, ever go away
[Verse 3]
I love you (I love you)
I guess I always will
Girl, you’re my best friend
Girl, you’re my love within
I just want you to know that I will always love you
Ooh, baby (Please don’t go, girl)
[Outro]
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, girl)
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, baby)
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, girl)
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, darling)
Please don’t go, girl (Please don’t go, baby, no, no)
Please don’t go, girl
Please don’t go, girl
Hangin’ Tough (30th Anniversary)
- I Need You
- Cover Girl (7" Remix)
- Hangin’ Tough (Tougher Mix)
- I’ll Be Loving You (Forever) (More 7" Remix Version)
- You Got It (The Right Stuff) (7" Version)
- Please Don’t Go Girl (Extended Version)
- 80s Baby
- Boys in the Band (Boy Band Anthem)
- You Got It (The Right Stuff)
- I Remember When
- Hold On
- My Favorite Girl
- I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)
- Cover Girl
- What’cha Gonna Do (About It)
- Hangin’ Tough
- Please Don’t Go Girl
- The Way
- Step by Step
- You Got It (The Right Stuff)
- Please Don’t Go Girl
- I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Girls
- Looking Like Danger
- Hangin’ Tough
- Let’s Play House
- Keepin’ My Fingers Crossed
- You Got It
- Miss You More
- Click Click Click
- What’cha Gonna Do (About It)
- Angel Of Love
- Fighting Gravity
- Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)
- Tonight
- I Still Believe in Santa Claus
- Summertime
- Where Do I Go from Here?
- White Christmas
- One Song
- This One’s for the Children