Don't Leave Me This Way
Somerville Jimmy Lyrics
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I can't survive, I can't stay alive
Without your love, oh baby
Don't live me this way
I can't exist, I will surely miss
Your tender kiss
So don't leave me this way
Oh baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you
So come on down and do what you've got to do
Your started this fire down in my soul
Now can't you see it's burning, out of control
So come on down and satisfy the need in me
'Cause only your good loving can set me free
Don't leave me this way
I don't understand how I'm at your command
So baby please don't leave me this way.
Don't leave me this way
'Cause I can't exist
I will surely miss
Your tender kiss
So don't leave me this way
Oh baby, my heart is full of love and
desire for you...
Don't leave me this way
'Cause I can't survive, I can't stay alive
Without your love, oh baby
Don't live me this way
I can't exist, I will surely miss
Your tender kiss
So don't leave me this way
Oh baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you...
(Don't Leave Me this Way is dedicated to the GLC)
The song "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Somerville Jimmy is a powerful love ballad that speaks to the insecurity and vulnerability of a lover who is not willing to let go of their partner. The singer uses emotive lyrics and intense vocal delivery to express their passionate love for the partner and their fear of being alone without them. In the opening lines of the chorus, the singer pleads with the partner not to leave them, as they cannot survive or stay alive without their love. They go ahead to state their dependence on the partner's love and how they cannot exist or live without their tender kiss.
In the second verse, the singer reveals the depth of their feelings for the partner, describing their heart as full of love and desire for them. The intense desire they have for the partner is conveyed through lines such as "Your started this fire down in my soul, now can't you see it's burning, out of control." They implore the partner to come to them and satisfy their need for love, which only their good loving can set free.
Overall, the song "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Somerville Jimmy is a powerful love ballad that expresses the vulnerability, dependence, and passion of a lover who cannot bear to be without their partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't leave me this way
Please don't go away and leave me alone
I can't survive, I can't stay alive
I cannot continue living without you
Without your love, oh baby
Your love is essential for my survival, oh beloved
I can't exist, I will surely miss
I simply cannot exist without you in my life
Your tender kiss
The gentle and passionate physical intimacy we share
So don't leave me this way
Please do not leave me alone to suffer without your love and presence
Oh baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you
My heart is overwhelmed with profound feelings of affection and longing for you, my beloved
So come on down and do what you've got to do
Please come to me and fulfill your role in our relationship
Your started this fire down in my soul
Your love and passion ignited a powerful flame within me
Now can't you see it's burning, out of control
The love inside me is too much to contain and is rapidly growing
So come on down and satisfy the need in me
Please come and gratify the desire and longing I have for you
'Cause only your good loving can set me free
Only your affectionate love can liberate me from the emotional torment I feel without you
I don't understand how I'm at your command
I cannot comprehend why I am so strongly drawn and bound to you
So baby please don't leave me this way.
Please do not abandon our relationship, my beloved
(Don't Leave Me this Way is dedicated to the GLC)
This song is dedicated to the Gay Liberation Front (GLC), a group protesting for gay rights during the 1970s
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cary Grant Gilbert, Leon Huff, Kenny Gamble
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@user-fo8fe2mm1z
Im 46 and my sister was 49 she died nearly 4 years ago and growing up she loved bronski beat and Jimmy Somerville and listening to it in 2024 reminds me of my childhood some of the best music of the 80s ✌🏼💙.
@cmkseven8506
God bless ya!
@user-fo8fe2mm1z
God bless you to buddy 🙏🏻
@milesjolly6173
I’m sorry you lost your sister ❤
@user-fo8fe2mm1z
@milesjolly6173 thank you for the ki d words God bless ✌🏻💙🏴.
@garethjamesdavies6850
This came out in '86 the same time I met my husband Gareth. We had 34yrs together. I lost him to pancreatic cancer in 2020 at 58yrs old. This song takes me back there. Love you Gar. Miss you love. He didn't want to leave me this way.......❤❤
@ilovegaga11
Hugs ❤❤
@dawnjohnson8739
😢
@PandA-yx5ne
This is the second time I have seen this comment left.
I think the other was on a Paul Young song.
@garethjamesdavies6850
They are all 80's songs that remind me of my husband Gareth who I met in 1986 . He passed in 2020 .