You know it's taken me a long time, baby, to realize   How much you mean to me, I don't wanna lose you      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      I'm gonna 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 wanna lose you      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 lovin' makes me feel alright      Hold on to the love we have together   Hold on, don't you say goodbye   Want you to tell me now before we lose forever   Girl, I don't wanna lose you now   No, I don't want to lose you now, hey      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 wanna lose you      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 wanna keep you forever, I've come to my senses, girl, you know   I don't wanna go anywhere, I'm coming home      Hold on, what we got, baby   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 now   Don't wanna lose you now      Hold on, 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      I don't wanna lose you, baby   Don't wanna lose you now, I need you