Released: June 10, 1980

Songwriter: Al Gorgoni Chip Taylor

Producer: Peter Asher

Written by Chip Taylor and Al Gorgon
© 1965 Blackwood Music Inc (BMI)

Oh, I tried and I tried
But I can't say good-bye

Feel so bad, baby
Oh, it hurts me
When I think of how
You love and desert me
I'm the broken-hearted
Toy you play with

You got me going
I need you, baby
I can't let go
And I want you, baby
I gotta have all your love
I can't let go

Though I'm just one
Of your lovers
And I know there are
So many others
You do something
Strange to me, baby

You got me going
I need you, baby
I can't let go
And I want you, baby
I gotta have all your love
I can't let go

Oh, I tried and I tried
But I can't say good-bye
I know that it's wrong
And I should be so strong
But the thought of you gone
Makes me want to hold on

You got me going
I need you, baby
I can't let go
And I want you, baby
I gotta have all your love
I can't let go

You got me going
I need you, baby
I can't let go
And I want you, baby
I gotta have all your love
I can't let go

I can't let go
I can't let go
I can't let go
I can't let go
I can't let go

Linda Ronstadt

A multiplatinum-selling recording artist and a true icon in American music, Linda Ronstadt redefined folk rock with her diverse fusion in genres and powerful vocals.

She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014 and has earned a wide range of nominations, spanning from a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award. She has charted 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles with 21 of them reaching the top 40. Having collaborated with several artists in many genres, Ronstadt has lent her vocals to over 120 albums and has sold more than 100 million records.

Her last live concert in 2009, marked the end of her career when she retired in 2011, after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and unable to perform.