Released: December 11, 1987
Songwriter: Cat Stevens
Producer: Robbie Shakespeare Sly Dunbar Willie Lindo
[Intro]
Don't go...
Don't go
Please stay...
[Verse 1]
Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm greavin'
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile, girl
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you, like a child, girl
[Verse 2]
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad everywhere
[Repeat Chorus]
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
You know, I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
'Cause I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then lot of things turn bad out there
[Repeat Chorus]
Don't go...
Don't go
Please stay...
[Verse 1]
Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm greavin'
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there
[Chorus]
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile, girl
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you, like a child, girl
[Verse 2]
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad everywhere
[Repeat Chorus]
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
You know, I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
'Cause I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then lot of things turn bad out there
[Repeat Chorus]
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- Maxi (1987)
- NOW That’s What I Call Music! 12 [UK] (1988)
- Best of Me (1991)
- 2 the Max (2005)
Maxi Priest popular songs
- Close to You
- Wild World
- I Believe
- Promises
- Here We Go
- Golden Lady
- God Watches Over Us
- Message in a Bottle
- Mary’s Got a Baby (feat. Beenie Man)
- Art of Seduction
- Just Wanna Know
- Love Will Cross Over
- One More Chance
- Woman in You
- Watching the World Go By
- All Kinds of People
- Hard to Get
- Tide Is High
- Marcus
- How Can We Ease the Pain? (Adam Mosely mix)
- Set the Night to Music
- Tender Touch
- Life
- Festival Time