The Isley Brothers

Released: August 7, 2001

Songwriter: Peter Cetera

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

[Intro:]
Don't go
Don't go
Oh whoa, don't go, yeah
Don't go, you can't leave me now
Oh, oh, whoa don't go

[Verse 1:]
If you leave me now
You take away the biggest part of me, oh baby
Ooooh no, woman please don't go
Ooooh no, I gotta have your lovin'

[Verse 2:]
And if you leave me now
You'll take away the very heart of me, babe
Don't break my heart woman
Oooh no, no baby, please don't go
Oooh no, I want you to stay

[Bridge:]
Oh listen
A love like ours, this love is hard to find
How could we let it slip away
You see, we come too far, baby
To leave it all behind
Look around
How could we end it all this way
(Don't leave me this way)
When tomorrow comes and we both regret
The things that we said, said today baby

Oh yeah, don't leave me
Don't leave me, don't leave me, ooh yeah
Try and understand baby

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge:]
Ooooh, baby
A love like ours, this love is hard to find
They don't have any baby
How could we let it slip away, oh it's slippin' baby
I feel it slippin' baby, slippin' away
We come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all today
Oh when tomorrow comes and we'll both regret
The things that we said today, baby
I don't want that on me girl

[Verse 1:]
And oh
If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest
The biggest, the biggest part of me
Oooh, oh no, don't go baby
Oooh, I just want you to stay, shorty

Stay baby, stay, stay, stay babe
Don't go baby
La da da da da da da da da
Please don't go
No, no, no, no, no, no
Oh, I ain't gon' let you leave babe
Oh, I'm gonna try my best to stop you baby
Oh babe

[Ad-Libs]
Oh, this is Mr. Biggs baby (don't go)
Oh, you know he can't let you do that (don't go)
Not this week, not today, not this year (don't go)
No way, no no no no no (don't go)
No way baby (don't go)
Oh you ain't leaving
Nobody leaves Mr. Biggs
Means you too baby (don't go)
Oh yeah (don't go, don't go)
Everybody around here know it babe (don't go)
Think about your friends (don't go)
Think about the neighbors (don't go)
Your mother, oh you're father (don't go)
Even the Lord baby girl (don't go)
What would he say to me (don't go)
Whoa, I think he's so embarassed
And I ain't gon' have it (don't go)
No, not today baby
If you leave me now
Move, walk away from the door
Close that door girl

The Isley Brothers are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, originally a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley. The group has been cited as having enjoyed one of the “longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music”.

Alongside a fourth brother, Vernon, the group originally performed gospel music until Vernon’s death a few years after its original formation. After moving to the New York City area in the late 1950s, the group had modest chart successes during their early years, first coming to prominence in 1959 with their fourth single, “Shout”, written by the three brothers. Initially a modest charted single, the song eventually sold over a million copies. Afterwards the group recorded modestly successful works for a variety of labels, including the top 20 single, “Twist and Shout” and the Motown single, “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)” before recording and issuing the Grammy Award-winning hit, “It’s Your Thing” on their own label, T-Neck Records.

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