Girl you've been number one so long And I've given you the best years of my life For you I made so many plans And I've worked so hard with these two hands Now you're telling me that your love has grown cold And your begging me to please set you free (Don't go, don't go, please stay) (Don't go, don't go, please stay) I want you, I need you Girl to have you When we first met, I said I'd fulfill all your dreams (all your dreams) And I tried to be the man I thought you would want me to be I never, I never even gave the time of day To all those last that strayed my way I didn't know all those lies that even your best friends would say So how can you leave me this way (Don't go, don't go, please stay) (Don't go, don't go, please stay) (Don't go, Don't go, please stay) I love you, I need you...