Before You Go
Matt Monro Lyrics

Come to me
The singer is encouraging their loved one to come to them.

Before you say goodbye
The singer is asking their loved one to come to them before they say goodbye.

Hold me close
The singer is asking their loved one to hold them close.

Before I start to cry
The artist is suggesting that they will cry if their loved one does not hold them close.

I will miss you more
The artist is expressing that they will miss their loved one more than they could possibly understand.

Than you can ever know
The singer is suggesting that no matter what their loved one thinks, they cannot imagine how much they will be missed.

So kiss me once again
The singer is requesting one last kiss before their loved one goes.

Before you go
The artist is requesting a kiss before their loved one leaves.

I long with all my heart
The artist is expressing a deep desire for their loved one to stay with them.

For you to stay with me
The artist is asking their loved one to stay with them.

But I know
The singer acknowledges that it is impossible for their loved one to stay with them forever.

That this can never be
The artist acknowledges that their wish for their loved one to stay with them forever cannot be fulfilled.

Only yesterday
The singer is referring to a time shortly before when their loved one promised to never leave them.

You said we'd never part
The singer is recalling when their loved one promised that they would never separate.

And now you leave me forsaken
The singer is expressing a feeling of abandonment as their loved one prepares to leave.

Along with this ache in my heart
The artist is expressing an emotional pain that they feel in their heart as their loved one prepares to leave.

Though our love is an ember
The artist acknowledges that their love may be fading like an ember.

My darling remember
The singer is asking their loved one to remember something important.

I love you so
The singer is expressing that they love their loved one deeply.

Just kiss me once again
The artist repeats their request for one last kiss before their loved one leaves.

Before you leave me now
The artist requests that their loved one kiss them prior to departing.

Before you go
The artist repeats their request for a kiss before their loved one leaves.