I always tell you, “don't go leaving,”
without having a reason to
I am hoping, you'll never need to
but I know it’s too good to be true
It doesn't matter how much laughter
has passed since I've done you wrong
I'll worry I'll lose you, at least enough to
make me write you another song

and I'll be exclaiming, "please! don't go..."

I’ve never met one that's quite like you
and likely I won't ever again
so when I lose you, please be sad, too
and then maybe we can be friends
I'm not such a bad guy, I'm lost but you can find
a few things that I want to improve
they say I've made progress, and I'll make you a promise
you can leave if it's ever untrue

and I'll keep exclaiming, "oh please! don't go..."

when you meet another will you discover
what you had with me?
will he know how to keep you warm when it’s cold out
and the snow is choking the streets?
will he understand you the way that I do?
will he love you for just being you?
if we lost it, if we ever had it,
it’ll never return to you
and I'll be right back here, waiting to catch you
any chance I get to put my arms around you
yeah, I'll catch you, just like I used to
if it's the last thing that I do
and I'll die exclaiming!

I'll die exclaiming, "oh please! don't go..."