It Takes A Lot Of Strength To Say Goodbye - Bobby Womack, Patti LaBelle

Hurting inside

Simply because

It takes a lot of strength to say goodbye

Oh, it’s so hard to do

I wonder if I’m wrong

I thought the whole thing over

And I still can’t tell you why

It’s gone

Baby, I can’t accept the pain

That we bring

That we bring to each other

There’s nothing to gain from hurting one another

So I’m walking in the rain

Looking for the strength to say goodbye

My man, I want to call you

And say it’s on again

It’s not like I don’t love you, I don’t love you any more

I thought the whole thing over

And it’s not like it was before

You’re gone, you’re gone

Just one too many times

You say you don’t want me

And then apologize

'Cause you know your love will haunt me

I hope I’m acting wisely

I’m walking in the rain

Looking for the strength to say goodbye

No more, what’s wrong in the morning

No more, no more crisis every night

This is not a warning

You’ve heard that before

Baby, I’m tired, I’m tired

I can’t take it

I won’t take it anymore

My man, I want to call you

And say it’s on again

And it’s not like I don’t love you, I don’t love you any more

I thought the whole thing over

And I still can’t tell you why

It’s gone

And oh, girl, I can’t accept the pain

That we bring, that we bring

That we bring to each other

There’s nothing to gain from hurting one another

So I’m walking in the rain

Oh, I’m walking

Looking for the strength to say goodbye

Looking for the strength to say goodbye

That’s what you got me doing, baby

Oh, find it so hard to do

I can’t say goodbye to you