Don't Leave Me This Way
Yearning Echoes: Fats Domino's Plea for Love
Lyrics
Woke up at this mornin'
Waking up in the morning
'Bout to break a day
About to begin a new day
Fell down on my knees
Falling down on my knees
All you could hear me say
Desperation in my words
Don't leave me this way
Pleading not to be left alone
Don't leave me this way
-Don't leave me this way
-Don't leave me this way
-'Cause the woman I love
Expressing love for a woman
Is goin' home and stay
She's leaving and won't return
I lay down cross in my bed
Lying down troubled in bed
To rest my achin' head
Trying to ease a headache
Tears runin' from my eyes
Crying, tears streaming
All I could do was cry
Feeling helpless and only able to cry
Don't leave mi this way
Repeated plea to not be abandoned
Don't leave me this way
-Don't leave me this way
-Don't leave me this way
-'Cause the woman I love
Reiterating love for the departing woman
Is goin' home and stay
Knowing she's leaving for good
Oh ph ph oh
Expressing anguish or pain
The woman I love
Reiterating the departure of the loved one
Is goin' home and stay
Confirmation of her departure
I went down to the corner
Heading to a nearby place, possibly for solace
To get myself a drink
Seeking comfort in a drink
I thought that it will help me
Hoping it will clear thoughts due to distress
Because I could not think
Unable to think clearly due to emotional turmoil
Oh oh oh oh oh
Expressing emotional distress
The woman I love
Reiteration of the loved one's departure
Is goin' away to stay
Emphasizing the departure and permanence
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