Don't Want To Let You Go
(lyrics and music by Rainey)

(Sung by the Hunchback:)

The sky glows, and then another day goes
When night comes, it always hurts me some
Rain falls, and I climb these walls
Never had no one, no, no one at all
Was it wrong? How could it be?
Just to want you, want you here with me
A love for everyone, so the story goes
I've waited so so long, that story's getting old

Maybe I was meant to be
The only one alone
But the second I saw you
I knew I had to take you home

Well it might be wrong, but I
Don't want to let you go
Oh, no
All right it's wrong, but I
Don't want to let you go
Oh no, no

I'd never ever hurt you, oh, I'd rather die
Never make you unhappy, baby, I'd rather be the one to cry
My life is slipping away, just like water
And my heart ran to you, like the
Lamb runs to the slaughter

But maybe I will never be
More than just a fool
But if you would only stay with me
Until I could bear to part with you

Well I know it's wrong, but I
Don't want to let you go
No, no
All right! It's wrong, but I
Don't want to let you go
No, no, no
So let's just pretend that I could be
The kind of a man who could set you free
What would that be like?
The Widower's Mite
A jewel in my crown
A credit to me
And how much more so, an even greater thing
The Widower's diamond offering
Yes, you are the diamond
Shining and blinding
Just like a diamond
Blinding me

My heart aches, and my poor mind breaks
I feel as though my soul is
Twisting at the stake
But if I who have nothing
Can stand to give you up
Then maybe one poor heart would have
Really really loved enough

And after you've awakened
You may dream of me sometime
And I will be remembering
The time I lived, while you were mine

And I know it's wrong but I don't want to let you go
Oh no, no, no no no
I know it's wrong but I don't want to let you go
Oh no, no, no no no
I know it's wrong but I don't want to let you go
Oh no, no, no no no
I know it's wrong but I don't want to let you go
No! no, no
I know it's wrong but I
Don't want to let you
No, I don't want to let you
I don't want to let you go

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