I will not let you go, I will not let you go, I will not let you go   You know I love you and I want you and I need you more and more   No, I can't, I just can't let you go      Lord knows we were born to be with each other and I ain't gonna let you go   We're s'posed to spend our lives together and I just can't let you go   Because I love you and I want you and I need you more and more   No, I can't darling, I just can't let you go      I know I love you in vain, little girl, but I still can't let you go   I'm tied to you with chains of love, but I just can't let you go   Because I love you and I want you and I need you more and more   No, I can't, I just can't let you go      (Somebody tell me)   How can my heart withstand so much pain   And still keep on beating and loving you in vain ?   Because I love you and I want you and I need you more and more   Lord, I just can't, I just can't let you go      (Well, that is why)   I will not, I will not let you go   Li'l darling, I will not, no, no, I will not, I will not let you go   Because I love you and I want you and I got to have you more and more   No, darling, I will not, I will not let you go