2025 Competition Entry:

Please Don’t Leave by Sid & Doris Bonkers

Genre

Folk

Website

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

Linda Paterson – vocals and instruments
Mike Paterson – vocals and guitar

Description

It’s really just about how people in long term relationships can just stop listening to each other and take each other for granted, not fully recognising how important the relationship is to them.

Bio

Lyrics

Thought that we’d be together, forever and ever,
There was nothing we needed to hide
That was the great thing about it, never needed to shout it
Always knew you’d be there by my side
But now it seems the future’s changed
You say you’re leaving and it’s all arranged

CHORUS
Oh please… don’t leave….don’t go….don’t leave me alone, oh no
Please don’t leave me now
Oh please… don’t leave…don’t wanna be… all on my own, oh no
Please don’t leave me now

Don’t know your reasons for going, you said cracks had been showing,
But I thought that you meant on the wall
You said you tried to explain it, why you couldn’t maintain it
But you said I didn’t listen at all
But I was busy watching sports
And I was busy …. thinking thoughts

CHORUS

I said don’t leave in a hurry, we could go for a curry
And we can work our differences out
You seemed to think that was funny, said you’re done spending money
And I wasn’t even in with a shout
So this is where our story ends
You said you hoped that we can still be friends (well we can’t)

CHORUS

Whistle first four lines of verse
So why don’t you just go right now
Don’t want you back no way, no how

FINAL CHORUS
Oh please… don’t leave….don’t go….don’t leave me alone, oh no
Please don’t leave me now
Oh please… don’t leave…don’t wanna be… all on my own, oh no
Please don’t leave me now
Oh please don’t leave me now

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