After You've Gone

by Bessie Smith

From the album: Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out / Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here)

Track 13 of 22 on Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out / Take It Right Back ('Cause I Don't Want It Here) (1929).

Duration: 2:56

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Lyrics for After You've Gone

Now listen, honey, while I say How can you tell me that you're going away? Don't say that we must part Don't break my achin' heart You know I love you true for many years Love you night and day How can you leave me, can't you see my tears? So listen while I say After you've gone And left me cryin' After you've gone There's no denyin' You'll feel blue You'll feel sad You'll miss the dearest pal You ever had There'll come a time Now don't forget it There'll come a time When you'll regret it Someday when you grow lonely Your heart will break like mine And you'll want me only After you've gone After you've gone away After you've gone Left me cryin' After you've gone There's no denyin' You'll feel blue You'll feel sad You'll miss the best pal You ever had There'll come a time Now don't forget it There'll come a time When you'll regret it Someday when you grow lonely Your heart will break like mine And you'll want me only After you've gone After you've gone away

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