I’ll be leaving alone (1977)    (video)

 

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1. Yes, I'll buy you a drink if you'd like me to,

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    I might even dance a slow one with you.

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    Lord knows you're a looker and, honey, what's more,

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    it's not hard to see what you're looking for.

 

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‘Cause you're as tempting a woman as I've ever seen,

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but there's someone in Dallas who's trusting in me.

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She's the mother of my children, I'm the rock that she leans on,

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so thank you, but, no, thank you, I'll be leaving alone.

 

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2. As we dance in the shadows, and you're holding me tight,

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    I can feel the invitation, I can see it in your eyes.

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    And the soft light and the music, and the wine's rosy glow

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    ain't making it easy for me to say no.

 

+  CHORUS

 

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+  So thank you, but, no, thank you, I'll be leaving alone.

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Charley Pride)