(Instead of Leaving Me Now)
A popular song from 1920
Words by Sidney D. Mitchell and Grant Clarke
Music by Archie Gottler
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- I never thought you would leave me
The day that I gave you my heart
If you only knew how you grieve me
We wouldn’t be drifting apart
You took all these years to deceive me
When you could have told me from the start
Chorus
Why didn’t you leave me years ago
Instead of leaving me now
Just when I need you most, you’re saying goodby
You’re not even telling me why
The day that I met you I could forget you
But things are diff’rent now, somehow
Just when I planned a happy wedding day
You have to break my heart by going away
Why didn’t you leave me years ago
Instead of leaving now
- My kisses only amuse you
You take them and throw them away
I wish that my heart could refuse you
But you speak and I must obey
I’ve found out I’m going to lose you
But before you go, I want to say