DON'T HAVE TO SAY, DON'T HAVE TO SAY, OOH
DON'T HAVE TO MAKE, DON'T HAVE TO MAKE, OOH
MAKE ME CRY, MAKE ME CRY
YOU HAD MY LIFE (YOU HAD MY LIFE)
IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND(IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND)
WHAT YOU DO WITH IT I'LL NEVER, EVER UNDERSTAND
YOU TOOK AWAY THE BEST PART (BEST PART, BEST PART)
THE BEST PART OF ME
YOU TOOK AWAY YOU
HOW CRUEL COULD YOU BE
YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER HEARTACHE
I'VE GOT TO LEARN TO TAKE
YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER HABIT
I'LL HAVE TO LEARN TO BREAK
AM I ALONE AGAIN, AM I ALONE AGAIN, AM I ALONE, ALONE, ALONE
(CHORUS)
DON'T SAY GOODBYE AGAIN, DON'T SAY GOODBYE AGAIN
DON'T MAKE ME CRY, CRY, CRY
DON'T SAY GOODBYE AGAIN, DON'T SAY GOODBYE AGAIN
DON'T MAKE ME CRY, CRY, CRY AGAIN (AGAIN, AGAIN)
(2ND CHORUS)
THE MORE I TRY
THE MORE YOU HURT ME, WHY (TELL ME WHY)
TELL ME WHY (TELL ME WHY)
TELL ME WHY (WHY)
I CAN TAKE AN ASPIRIN
FOR A BAD HEADACHE
BUT WHAT PILL FOR LONLINESS CAN I TAKE
I CAN SEE THROUGH YOU
JUST LIKE CELLAPHANE
BUT I NEED YOU BABY
LIKE A STAR NEEDS FAME
YOU'RE NOT ANOTHER HABIT
I'LL HAVE TO LEARN TO BREAK
LET'S TRY TO PATCH IT UP
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU, I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU, I'M IN LOVE, IN LOVE, IN LOVE
(CHORUS)
(2ND CHORUS)
DON'T HAVE TO SAY, DON'T HAVE TO SAY (DON'T SAY GOODBYE)
DON'T SAY GOODBYE
DON'T HAVE TO MAKE, DON'T HAVE TO MAKE (DON'T MAKE ME CRY)
DON'T MAKE ME CRY
(CHORUS)
DON'T HAVE TO MAKE, DON'T HAVE TO MAKE, OOH
MAKE ME CRY, MAKE ME CRY
YOU HAD MY LIFE (YOU HAD MY LIFE)
IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND(IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND)
WHAT YOU DO WITH IT I'LL NEVER, EVER UNDERSTAND
YOU TOOK AWAY THE BEST PART (BEST PART, BEST PART)
THE BEST PART OF ME
YOU TOOK AWAY YOU
HOW CRUEL COULD YOU BE
YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER HEARTACHE
I'VE GOT TO LEARN TO TAKE
YOU'RE JUST ANOTHER HABIT
I'LL HAVE TO LEARN TO BREAK
AM I ALONE AGAIN, AM I ALONE AGAIN, AM I ALONE, ALONE, ALONE
(CHORUS)
DON'T SAY GOODBYE AGAIN, DON'T SAY GOODBYE AGAIN
DON'T MAKE ME CRY, CRY, CRY
DON'T SAY GOODBYE AGAIN, DON'T SAY GOODBYE AGAIN
DON'T MAKE ME CRY, CRY, CRY AGAIN (AGAIN, AGAIN)
(2ND CHORUS)
THE MORE I TRY
THE MORE YOU HURT ME, WHY (TELL ME WHY)
TELL ME WHY (TELL ME WHY)
TELL ME WHY (WHY)
I CAN TAKE AN ASPIRIN
FOR A BAD HEADACHE
BUT WHAT PILL FOR LONLINESS CAN I TAKE
I CAN SEE THROUGH YOU
JUST LIKE CELLAPHANE
BUT I NEED YOU BABY
LIKE A STAR NEEDS FAME
YOU'RE NOT ANOTHER HABIT
I'LL HAVE TO LEARN TO BREAK
LET'S TRY TO PATCH IT UP
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU, I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU, I'M IN LOVE, IN LOVE, IN LOVE
(CHORUS)
(2ND CHORUS)
DON'T HAVE TO SAY, DON'T HAVE TO SAY (DON'T SAY GOODBYE)
DON'T SAY GOODBYE
DON'T HAVE TO MAKE, DON'T HAVE TO MAKE (DON'T MAKE ME CRY)
DON'T MAKE ME CRY
(CHORUS)
Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You've got a friend in me (you've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind and don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go (you've got a place to go)
I used to say
I and me
Now it's us
Now it's we
(I used to say
I and me
now it's us
now it's we)
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as i do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) like Ben
(A friend) Like Ben
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You've got a friend in me (you've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind and don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go (you've got a place to go)
I used to say
I and me
Now it's us
Now it's we
(I used to say
I and me
now it's us
now it's we)
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as i do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) like Ben
(A friend) Like Ben