Don't Leave Me This Way (The Communards / Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes)

The Communards made this disco cover of the song in 1986 for their album Communards:



Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes's version of the song was included on the group's album Wake Up Everybody (1975):



Lyrics:

Don't leave me this way, I can't survive
I can't stay alive without your love, oh baby
Don't leave me this way, no
I can't exist, I'll surely miss your tender kiss
Don't leave me this way
Ah baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you
Now come on down and do what you gotta do
You started this fire down in my soul
Now can't you see it's burning out of control
Come on satisfy the need in me
'Cause only your good lovin' can set me free, hey

Don't, don't you leave me this way, no
Don't you understand I'm at your command
Oh baby please, please don't leave me this way, no baby
Don't leave me this way, no, I can't survive
I can't stay alive without your love, oh baby
Don't leave me this way, no

Ah baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you
So come on down and do what you gotta do
You started this fire down in my soul
Now can't you see it's burning out of control
So come on satisfy the need in me
Only your good lovin' can set me free, hey
Need your lovin' baby, need, need

Satisfy the need in me
Satisfy the need in me
Hey, hey baby, come and satisfy the need in me
Oh baby, come and satisfy the need in me

Oh baby don't leave me this way
Don't leave me this way, no
Don't leave me this way, no
Don't leave me this way, baby
Don't leave me
Don't leave me this way, oh baby
Don't leave me this way