作曲：James Harris III、Terry Lewis、Lionel Richie 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