Songtexte If You Go Away - Rod McKuen

If you go away
On this summer day
Then you might as well
Take the sun away

All the birds that flew
In the summer sky
When our love was new
And our hearts were high

When the day was long
And the night was warm
And the moon stood still
For the night birds song

If you go away
Ne me quitte pas
If you go away
If you go away

But if you stay
I'll make you a day
Like no day has been
Or will be again

We'll ride on the rain
We'll sail on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes
That I love so much

And if you go
Go, I won't cry
For the good is gone
From the word goodbye

If you go away
Ne me quitte pas
If you go away
If you go away

If you go away
As I know you will
You must tell the world
To stop turning

'Til you return again
If you ever do
For what good is love
Without loving you

Can I tell you now
As you turn to go
I'll be dying slow
'Til the next hello

If you go away
Ne me quitte pas
If you go away
Ne me quitte pas

But if you stay
I'll make you a night
Like no night has been
Or will be again

We'll ride on the rain
We'll sail on your touch
I'll worship your eyes
That I love so much

But if you go
I'll understand
Leave me just enough love
To fill up my hand

If you go away
Ne me quitte pas
If you go away
If you go away

If you go away
As I know you must
There'll be nothing left
In the world to trust

Just an empty room
Full of empty space
Like the empty look
I see on your face

I'd have been the shadow of your dog
If I thought it might have kept me
By your side

If you go away
If you go away
Please don't go away