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Why Did She Have To Leave Me (Why Did She Have To Go)
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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Dennis Edwards
Dennis Edwards
Tenor
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
Tenor
Melvin Franklin
Melvin Franklin
Bass
Otis Williams
Otis Williams
Tenor
Paul Williams
Paul Williams
Bariton
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
Instrumentalensemble
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
Songwriter:in
Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Norman Whitfield
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Produzent:in

Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh
[Verse 1]
Once upon a time
My girl indeed said I love you so tenderly
Then came the day she said the words goodbye
If she only knew how she changed my life
She was my life, the world to me
But when she left, she took the best of me
[Chorus]
Oh, why'd she have to leave me? Why?
Why'd she have to say goodbye?
Oh, I wanna know now
I wanna know why
Girl, why don't you come on home, girl?
Come on home, so I can have my baby now
I've been crying, crying, now listen
[Verse 2]
A shadow of a man, that's all I am, ha
Since that girl's been gone
Was it me? Oh, what could it be?
Only yesterday, I was king on a throne
Her whereabouts, I wished I knew
I want her to know that without her my life is blue
[Chorus]
Now why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why'd she have to leave me? Why'd she have to say goodbye?
And, whoa, I wanna know now
I wanna know why
Girl, why don't you come on home, girl?
Girl, come on home, so I can have my baby now
I can't stand it here without you no longer, listen
[Verse 3]
She didn't have to go
That girl knew how much I loved her so
She was the light of my world
The one and only girl for me, oh
[Chorus]
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why'd she have to leave me? Why'd she have to say goodbye?
Oh, I wanna know, baby
I wanna know why
Girl, why don't you come on home, girl?
Girl, come on home, so I can have my baby now
I can't stand it without you
[Bridge]
Since you've been gone, my world is slowly turning to dust
So you see, finding you, I must
[Chorus]
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why'd she have to leave me? Why'd she have to say goodbye?
I wanna know, oh
I wanna know why
Girl, why don't you come on home, girl?
Girl, come on home, so I can have my baby now
I can't stand it without you, oh
[Outro]
Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why'd she have to leave me? Why'd she have to say goodbye?
Oh, whoa
I wanna know why
Girl, ooh
Girl, come on home, so I can have my baby now
Written by: Barrett Strong

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