[Intro] You know 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, outlook's bleak You know I fooled around playing the field That's when I found that your love was real No, I haven't treated you so right But I won't lose your love without a fight [Chorus] I'm going to hold on to the love we have together Hold on, don't you say goodbye Tell me now before we lose forever Girl, I don't want to lose you [Verse 2] Girl, I've got to have your sweet loving 'Cause without it, girl, I'll just lose my mind The way you hold me comforts me and shows me That a love like yours is hard to find I need your loving every day and night Your kinda loving makes me feel alright [Chorus] [Bridge] Baby, don't go, baby don't go, not now Baby, don't go, I need you by my side girl, yeah Baby, don't go, I love you so And I don't want to lose you [Verse 3] You know it took me a long time to finally realize That a good thing is hard to find That's why I'm standing right here with you today, girl I want to keep you forever, I've come to my senses, girl, you know I don't want to go anywhere, I'm coming home [Chorus] [x2] [Outro] I don't want to lose you, baby Don't want to lose you now, I need you