If You Go Away
Eternal Yearning: Bobby Goldsboro's Melodic Plea
Lyrics
If you go away on this summer day
If you leave on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
It's as if you're taking away the brightness and warmth
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
Referring to memories of birds flying in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
Recalling a time when love was fresh and emotions were intense
When the day was young, and the night was long
Describing the youthfulness of the day and the lingering night
And the moon stood still for the nightbird's song
Portraying a serene moment when everything stood still for love
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
Repetition emphasizing the impact of departure
But if you stay, I'll make you a day
If you choose to stay, a promise of creating exceptional moments
Like no day has been or will be again
An assurance that the shared experience will be unparalleled
We'll sail the sun, we'll ride on the rain
Expressing a commitment to face challenges together
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind
Embracing nature and finding solace in its elements
Then if you go, I'll understand
Acceptance if the decision is to leave
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand
A plea for leaving a token of love behind
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
Reiteration of the emotional impact of departure
If you go away, as I know you will
Anticipating the inevitable departure
You must tell the world to stop turning 'til
Requesting a pause in the world's motion until return
You return again, if you ever do
Questioning the value of love without the loved one
For what good is love without loving you?
Highlighting the significance of the person's presence
Can I tell you now, as you turn to go
Expressing the pain of separation and longing
I'll be dying slowly 'til the next hello?
Conveying the slow agony until the next reunion
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
Repetition emphasizing the emotional weight of departure
But if you stay, I'll make you a night
If the person stays, a promise of a memorable night
Like no night has been or will be again
Ensuring a night that surpasses any other
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch
Depicting joy and intimacy through sailing on a smile and touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
Expressing deep connection through communication with the eyes
But if you go, go! I won't cry
If departure happens, a determination not to cry
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye
Accepting the difficulty of saying goodbye
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
Reiteration of the emotional impact of departure
If you go away, as I know you must
Acknowledging the likelihood of leaving
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust
Expressing a loss of trust in a world without the loved one
Just an empty room, full of empty space
Describing the emptiness without the person's presence
Like the empty look I see on your face
Comparing the emptiness to the look on the person's face
I'd have been the shadow of your shadow
Reflecting on being a mere shadow without the loved one
If I thought it might have kept me by your side
Expressing a willingness to cling to any connection, even a shadow
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away
Repetition emphasizing the emotional impact of departure
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