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Love Me Or Leave Me

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Nina Simone

Vocals

Rudy Stevenson

Guitar

Lisle Atkinson

Double Bass

Bobby Hamilton

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Gus Kahn

Lyrics

Walter Donaldson

Walter Donaldson

Composer

Nina Simone

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Hal Mooney

Producer

Lyrics

Say love me or leave me and let me be lonely

You won't believe me, but I love you only

I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else

You might find the nighttime the right time for kissing

Nighttime is my time for just reminiscing

Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else

There'll be no one unless that someone is you

I intend to be independently blue

Say I want your love, don't wanna borrow

Have it today to give back tomorrow

Your love is my love, there's no love for nobody else

Say love me or leave me and let me be lonely

You won't believe me, but I love you only

I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else

You might find the nighttime the right time for kissing

Nighttime is my time for just reminiscing

Regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else

There'll be no one unless that someone is you

I intend to be independently blue

Say I want your love, don't wanna borrow

Have it today to give back tomorrow

Your love is my love, my love is your love

There's no love for nobody else

Written by: Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson

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