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Don’t Wanna Lose You Lyrics by Lionel Richie

The Definitive Collection

1996

[Intro]
You know what?
It's taken me a long time, baby
To realize how much you mean to me
I don't wanna lose you
[Verse 1]
Times are hard, my spirits are weak (Oh yeah)
Everything seems to be going wrong, my outlook's bleak (Oh yeah)
You know I fooled around playing the field
That's when I found that your love was real
[Pre-Chorus]
No, I haven't treated you so right
But I won't lose your love without a fight
[Chorus]
I'm gonna hold on to the love we have together
Hold on, don't you say goodbye
I want you to tell me now before we lose forever
Girl, I don't wanna lose you
[Verse 2]
Ow, uh, girl, I've got to have your sweet loving
'Cause without it, girl, I'll just lose my mind (Oh yeah)
The way you hold me comforts me and shows me
That a love like yours is hard to find
[Pre-Chorus]
I need your loving every day and night
Your kind of loving makes me feel alright
[Chorus]
I got to hold on to the love we have together
Hold on, don't you say goodbye
I want you to tell me now before we lose forever
Girl, I don't wanna lose you now (Whoa, talk about it)
I don't wanna lose you
See, no, I don't wanna lose you now (Hey, hey, yeah)
[Bridge]
Baby, don't go, baby don't go, not now, no, no, baby
Baby, don't go, I need you by my side girl, yeah
Oh, oh, baby, don't go, I love you so
And I don't wanna lose you, uh
[Interlude]
You know it took me a long time to finally realize
That a good thing is hard to find, mmm
That's why I'm standing right here with you today, girl
I wanna keep you forever
(Don't wanna lose you)
I've come to my senses, girl, you know
(Don't wanna lose you)
I don't want to go anywhere, I'm coming home
[Chorus]
(Hold on) Hold on to what we got, baby, yeah
Hold on, just can't say goodbye, no, no, not now
Tell me now before we lose forever
Girl, I don't wanna lose you
(Don't wanna lose you)
Don't wanna lose you
(Don't wanna lose you, baby)
Hold on, yeah, yeah, got to hold on
Hold on, don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye, not now
Tell me now, got to live our lives together
Girl, I don't wanna lose you now
[Outro]
I don't wanna lose you, baby
Don't wanna lose you now, I need you
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Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie

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