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Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go
Ay ay ay ay ay ay
All those tears I cry ay ay ay ay ay
All those tears I cry ay ay ay ay ay
Baby please don't go.
When I read the letter you wrote
It made me mad mad mad
When I read the news that it brought me
It made me sad sad sad
But I still love you so, I can't let you go
I love you- ooh baby I love you
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Every breath I take oh oh oh oh oh
Every move I make oh oh oh oh oh
Baby please don't go
Ay ay ay ay ay ay
You hurt me to my soul ay ay ay ay ay
You hurt me to my soul ay ay ay ay ay
Darling please don't go.
When I read the letter you sent me
It made me mad mad mad
When I read the news that it brought me
It made me sad sad sad
But I still love you so
And I can't let you go
I love you- ooh baby I love you
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go oh oh oh oh oh
(Baby please don't go)
You don't have to go oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go
Ay ay ay ay ay ay
All those tears I cry ay ay ay ay ay
All those tears I cry ay ay ay ay ay
Baby please don't go.
When I read the letter you wrote
It made me mad mad mad
When I read the news that it brought me
It made me sad sad sad
But I still love you so, I can't let you go
I love you- ooh baby I love you
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Every breath I take oh oh oh oh oh
Every move I make oh oh oh oh oh
Baby please don't go
Ay ay ay ay ay ay
You hurt me to my soul ay ay ay ay ay
You hurt me to my soul ay ay ay ay ay
Darling please don't go.
When I read the letter you sent me
It made me mad mad mad
When I read the news that it brought me
It made me sad sad sad
But I still love you so
And I can't let you go
I love you- ooh baby I love you
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go oh oh oh oh oh
You don't have to go oh oh oh oh oh
(Baby please don't go)
Lyrics submitted by kevin
Track duration: 04:32
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Man 1: My wife's gone to the West Indies.
Man 2: Jamaica? (which sounds like "Did ya make her?" in an English accent)
Man 1: Nah, she left of her own accord.
(Note: D'yer mak'er is a phonetic pronunciation of Jamaica in an English accent)
The idea in the song is that the gf/wife has left the man to head for presumably the West Indies. Having reggae music in the background is sort of a joke, in that the friend is originally led to believe that the man's wife left for Jamaica.
The band thought of it as a joke track. Me too. A bad one.
The lyrics are rather vague, so interpretations will vary widely. At the simplest level, I agree the song is about a strained relationship, and the man, despite being hurt, does not want things to end.
On a personal note, my first girlfriend lived over 300 miles away from me. After visiting her for a weekend, it was finally time to say goodbye, and we stood in front of my car, crying in each other's arms. I wanted nothing more than to stay with her, but circumstances made it impossible. I listed to this song over and over again on the long drive home, hearing Robert Plant sing "You don't have to go", but the reality was that I really did have to go.
This song will always bring back memories of my first love, that particular visit with her, and the harsh reality of having to return home.