If You Go Away

If You Go Away - Stacey Kent

Lyrics by：Rod McKuen

Composed by：Jacques Brel

Arranged by：Jim Tomlinson

Produced by：Jim Tomlinson

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 days were young and the nights were long

And the moon stood still for the night birds' song

If you go away

If you go away

If you go away

But if you stay I'll make your day

Like no day has been or will be again

We'll sail on the sun we'll ride on the rain

We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind

And if you go I'll understand

Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand

If you go away

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 slowly 'til the next hello

If you go away

If you go away

If you go away

But if you stay I'll make your night

Like no night has been or will be again

I'll sail on your smile I'll ride on your dirge

I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much

And if you go I won't cry

For the good is gone from the word goodbye

If you go away

If you go away

If you go away

If you go away

As I know you must

There'll be nothing left in this world to trust

Just an empty room

Full of empty space

Like the empty look I see on your face

I'd have been a shadow of your shadow

If you might have kept me by your side

If you go away

If you go away

If you go away