Love Me Or Leave Me
Billie Holiday W/ Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra Lyrics

This affair is killin' me
This relationship is causing me great emotional distress.

I can't stand uncertainly
I cannot tolerate not knowing where our relationship stands.

Tell me now I've got to know
Please be honest with me and tell me your true feelings.

Whether you want me to stay or to go
I need to know if you want me to remain in this relationship or not.

Love me or leave me
Please either love me truly or end this relationship now.

Or let me be lonely
I would rather be alone than continue a relationship without genuine love.

You won't believe me, I love you only
You may not trust me, but I truly love only you.

I'd rather be lonely
I would prefer to be single and alone than in a loveless relationship.

Then happy with someone else
I would rather be alone than settling for someone I don't truly love.

You might find the night time
Perhaps you believe that nighttime is meant for romance.

The right time for kissin'
You may think that evening hours are perfect for kissing and romance.

But night time is my time
But for me, the nighttime is a time for reflection and memories.

For just reminiscin'
I prefer to spend the evenings alone, reminiscing over past experiences.

Regrettin' instead of forgettin'
During these times, I often regret past mistakes instead of forgetting them.

With somebody else
If I were with someone else during these times, I would only feel more regret and sadness.

There'll be no one
If I cannot have your love, I will have no one else.

Unless that someone is you
The only exception to the above statement is if you decide to love me back.

I intend to be independently blue
If I must be alone, I plan to do so in a melancholy, reflective state.

I want your love
My heart desires your affection more than anything else.

But I don't want to borrow
However, I do not wish to receive your love temporarily, as a mere loan.

To have it today to give it back tomorrow
I don't want to experience the joy of love only to have it taken away like a fleeting moment.

For your love is my love
I only desire your love, and no one else's affection would compare.

There's no love for nobody else
I cannot love anyone else but you, and will not settle for less than wholehearted affection.