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Come Back and Finish What You Started
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Van McCoy
Van McCoy
Composer
Joe Cobb
Joe Cobb
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Van McCoy
Van McCoy
Producer
Charles Kipps
Charles Kipps
Producer
William Guest
William Guest
Co-Producer
Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight
Co-Producer
Bubba Knight
Bubba Knight
Co-Producer
Edward Patten
Edward Patten
Co-Producer

Lyrics

Come back and finish what you started
And don't leave me hanging on
(Hanging on, hanging on)
Come back and finish what you started
And don't leave me hanging on, no
You planted seeds of love in my heart
With all the tender words you said at the start
But love is something you shouldn't begin
If you're not gonna see it through to the end
Come back and finish what you started
Oh, and don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
Mmm, come back and finish what you started
And don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
A taste of honey is a dangerous thing
After it's gone, the memories cling
Just like the promise I heard you repeat
That you left (You left) undone (Undone) and incomplete
Come back and finish what you started
Ooh, and don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
Ooh, come back and finish what you started
And don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
Mhm, mhm, mhm
(Baby come back, woo-hoo-hoo-hoo) Don't leave me
(Baby come back, come back) Don't you know I love you?
(Baby come back, woo-hoo-hoo-hoo) Mhm, mmm
(Baby come back, come back)
Come back and finish what you started
Don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
Come back and finish what you started
Ooh, don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
A taste of honey is a dangerous thing
After it's gone, the memories cling
Just like the promise I heard you repeat
That you left (You left) undone (Undone) and incomplete
Come back and finish what you started
Ooh, and don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
Come back and finish what you started
And don't leave me hanging on
(Hanging on, hanging on, hanging on, hanging on)
Come back and finish what you started
And don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
Come back and finish what you started
And don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
Don't you know I need you beside me (Hanging on, hanging on)
Come right back and let your love hide me
Come back and finish what you started
And don't leave me hanging on (Hanging on, hanging on)
Come back and finish what you started
Don't leave me hanging on
(Hanging on, hanging on, hanging on, hanging on)
Written by: Joe Cobb, Van McCoy

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