Tell Me on a Sunday
Julian Lloyd Webber & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lyrics

Don't write a letter when you want to leave.
When you wish to leave, don't choose the option of writing a letter to inform me of your decision. Instead, try to be more transparent and find a better option that allows us to communicate in a more effective way.

Don't call me at 3 a.m. from a friend's apartment.
It's not appropriate to inform me of your decision by calling me at an odd hour from your friend's apartment. This is not fair to me and is disrespectful to our relationship.

I'd like to choose how I hear the news...
Everyone deserves to know the truth through proper communication. Therefore, it's my right to know the news of your departure in a manner that I'm comfortable and prepared to receive it.

Take me to a park that's covered with trees, Tell me on a Sunday please.
To minimize the impact of the news, we should discuss this on a relaxing Sunday morning in a serene environment like a park that is covered with trees. Also, do not delay informing me.

Let me down easy, no big song and dance.
While I'd like to hear the truth about your leaving, I'd like for you to tell me in a gentle way to avoid any form of unnecessary drama that could create emotional tension between us.

No long faces, no long looks. No deep conversation.
I don't want to make it a big deal. Therefore, please avoid bringing up unnecessary long faces, looks or engaging in deep conversations that could create a comfortable environment for either of us.

I know the way we should spend the day. Take me to a zoo that's got chimpanzees. Tell me on a Sunday please.
I know the perfect way we can spend the day. We can go to the zoo where we can watch chimpanzees while discussing this news. Find a relaxed environment to communicate the decision.

I don't want to know who's to blame, it won't help knowing. I don't want to fight day and night, bad enough you're going.
It's unnecessary for me to know who is responsible for your departure. Knowing it will not be of any help. Besides, I would rather we didn't enter into any argument regarding the matter as it creates unnecessary emotional pain.

Don't leave in silence with no words at all. Don't get mad and slam the door, that's no way to end this. I know how I want you to say goodbye...
As we part ways, I would appreciate your communication. It will be inappropriate for you to leave with no words, or in anger. Let us have a proper conversation to end things cordially.

Find a circus ring, with a plying trapeze. Tell me on a Sunday please. (instrumental)
To make it less intense, find an interesting and fun environment like a circus ring, with a plying trapeze, and tell me at a relaxed time like a Sunday morning. I'm emotionally prepared.

Don't want to fight day and night, bad enough you're going. Don't leave in silence with no words at all. Don't get mad and slam the door, that's no way to end this. I know how I want you to say goodbye...
Let us have a clear agreement as we part ways. It's inappropriate to create an environment filled with arguments, anger, and tension, creating an emotional rift. Consequently, we don't need to end things in silence either. Let us say our goodbyes properly.

Don't run off in the pouring rain, Don't call me as they call your plane, Take the hurt out of all the pain. Take me to a park that's covered with trees.
As we end things, let us avoid making the situation more complicated. Do not create a dramatic exit in the pouring rain or call me when they call for your plane. We can minimize the impact of the event by choosing to do it in a relaxed place covered with trees.

Tell me on a Sunday Please.
Tell me in a relaxed environment like a Sunday morning, free from distractions and tension.