If You Go Away

If You Go Away - Lee Lessack/Maureen Mcgovern/Jacques Brel

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 young

And the night was 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 you a day

Like no day has been or will be again

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

We'll talk to the trees

And worship the wind

Then if you go I'll understand

Leave me just enough

Love to hold in 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 till

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 till the next hello

If you go away if you

Go away if you go away

But if you stay I'll make you a night

Like no night has been or will be again

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

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

But if you go I won't cry

Though 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 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 you might

Have kept me by your side

If you go away if you

Go away if you go away

But if you stay Ill make you a day

Like no day has been or will be again

Well sail the sun well ride on the rain

Well talk to the trees worship the wind

Then if you go Ill 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

Please don't go away