Violent Femmes - Please Do Not Go Lyrics






Tell ya, man, I'm stuck on this lovely girl
Of course to me, she mean all t' world
But then she like another guy
I fall down dead, she never see the tears I cry

So please, please, please do not go
Please, please, please do not go
Please, please, please do not go

How long can the days go on when my love is so strong?
And I know I cannot tell a lie, I want to see him go bye
Goodbye, bye, goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
Now I wonder, I wonder what she would say
If I told her, if I told her I felt this way
You know it might make her turn, might make her turn
Might make her turn either way
So all I can do is patiently pray, pray, pray, pray, pray

So please, please, please do not go
Please, please, please do not go
Please, please, please do not go

How long can the days go on when my love is so strong?
And I know I cannot tell a lie, I want to see him go bye
Goodbye, bye, goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye

I'll tell you, man, I'm stuck, I'm stuck, I'm stuck on this lovely girl
And y'know I'd travel, I could travel over the whole world
And you know what she does, she turn around and like another guy
I fall down dead, she never see the tears I cry

Please, please, please do not go
Please, please, please do not go
Please, please, please do not go
Please, please, please do not go
Please, please, please, you hurt me so
Please, please, please, you hurt me so
Please, please, please, I've got something to show





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  1. M.... R....

    Im 49 and contemplating marriage - this may b my wedding song

  2. L.... S....

    The bass makes this song. This guy changed my mind on playing with a pick.

  3. e.... 4....

    I remember my older brother used to play this all the time. He’s in college now. The please don’t go brings exciting chills after not hearing this song for about 5 years

  4. S.... M....

    why is this in a different key :/

  5. R.... M....

    Such a fucking awesome bass line

  6. S.... M....

    She turn around and likes another guy. Life is beautiful.

  7. S.... M....

    No better album to protect yourself from teenage love.

  8. B.... v....

    NIS+MDR 4e

  9. D.... D....

    please dunatov

  10. j.... p....

    this song is out of tune idk how you made that happen

  11. n.... r....

    SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH brought me here :p

  12. T.... G....

    Tell you man I'm stuck on this lovely girl
    Of course to me you' know she mean all the world
    But then she like another guy
    I fall down dead she never see the tears I cry
    Please please please do not go
    How long can the days go on
    When my love is so strong
    And I know I cannot tell a lie
    I want to see him go bye
    Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye

    Now I wonder what she would say
    If I told her that I felt this way
    Why know it might make her turn either way
    So all I can do is patiently pray
    Pray pray pray pray
    Tell you man I'm stuck on this lovely girl
    And why know I could travel all over the whole world
    Please please please do not go
    You hurt me so
    I got something to show you

  13. i.... a....

    2019 anyone???

  14. E.... E....

    Freshman year VCU with my boyfriend going to parties

  15. Z.... ....

    I miss you Zoso, I'll always love you

  16. G.... F....

    I LOVE YOU LIBBY

  17. A.... h....

    He showed me this video and he left me ;(

  18. D.... P....

    Did you ever con a poor lady into marriage?

  19. N.... A....

    Goddamn if I am not absolutely fuckin in love with The Violent Femmes. It's one of those" loss for words" situations.

  20. G.... N....

    Like rite now 😂

  21. G.... N....

    Making a meme Cuzco why not

  22. S.... ....

    Takes me back to my Highschool days of ditching with my friends and hotboxing the car on way to the big city 32 miles away jamming this.

  23. Y.... S....

    This is a half tone over the spotify one

  24. C.... c....

    Not one of Gordons best ..... The Guitar playing and music is great but the Lyrics are kinda Hmm Not his normal Pissed Off Fun Stuff......... I think I know what 8 was for ... Need to keep working on the lyrics for that new song well maybe .........

  25. F.... B....

    Drink drink drink tonight. Drink drink drinnkkk

  26. P.... D....

    And the bitch doesn't give a fuck...

  27. P.... D....

    Please.

  28. j.... S....

    asdhsjsrt What else is there to say?

  29. P.... R....

    Ahhh... middle school.. Violent Femmes, Pixies, Jesus & Mary Chain... this is the music that took me from uncool awkward to cool awkward. In my mind at least.

  30. M.... K....

    Onother song that leaves before n after before

  31. D.... C....

    I really miss sweetness

  32. K.... Y....

    #MM💕

  33. J.... A....

    Good memories with my mom at 4 years old and i'm 18 now, I love you mom ❤️

  34. P.... D....

    10;18am 1/31/2018 Montgomery Alabama Wednesday

  35. P.... D....

    8;06pm 1/30/2018 montgomery alabama tuesday

  36. D.... W....

    only 1 mil views>>?????!!!!

  37. D.... W....

    milwaukee!

  38. S.... D....

    That... massive ... acoustic... bass... *swoon*

  39. A.... ....

    i wanna stay, on good terms tho, not secret guilt trips, codes, control of my life (any aspect), im a fucking human being i deserve to be treated as such, not as goddamn circus or farm animal, kept stupid and docile, or in captivity of any kind, i thrive the best with least boundaries to free thinking, with more freedoms less restrictions, real freedoms tho

  40. J.... A....

    "Hip, hop, body don't stop. Riverside got the broom, don't need a mop.
    Put your team in the box, put a ribbon on top, we're not John Kerry 'cause we don't flip-flop.
    Bing, bong , sing along.
    Your team's Al Gore cause your views are wrong"

    If you know, then you know.

  41. T.... B....

    80s punk

  42. D.... A....

    I love this song. My parents called this song their song. I never met my parents so this really helped me connect with them. They loved violent femmes and I'm so glad I do too. Woo!

    D.... A....

    Sorry about that ..

    D.... A....

    Please change your use name. Your parents would not like you calling yourself a loser. Muah.

    D.... A....

    What a beautiful story.

  43. M.... ....

    My lady? My lord.

  44. F.... B....

    mucho appreciated

  45. E.... S....

    Please don't post butchered audio. Speeding up music is abhorrent.

  46. L.... B....

    verry cute,🐶

  47. T.... N....

    i love this song so much that i put it on loop...

  48. w.... b....

    Tell ya, man, I'm stuck on this lovely girl
    Of course to me, she mean all t' world
    But then she like another guy
    I fall down dead, she never see the tears I cry

    So please, please, please do not go
    Please, please, please do not go
    Please, please, please do not go

    How long can the days go on when my love is so strong?
    And I know I cannot tell a lie, I want to see him go bye
    Goodbye, bye, goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
    Now I wonder, I wonder what she would say
    If I told her, if I told her I felt this way
    You know it might make her turn, might make her turn
    Might make her turn either way
    So all I can do is patiently pray, pray, pray, pray, pray

    So please, please, please do not go
    Please, please, please do not go
    Please, please, please do not go

    How long can the days go on when my love is so strong?
    And I know I cannot tell a lie, I want to see him go bye
    Goodbye, bye, goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye

    I'll tell you, man, I'm stuck, I'm stuck, I'm stuck on this lovely girl
    And y'know I'd travel, I could travel over the whole world
    And you know what she does, she turn around and like another guy
    I fall down dead, she never see the tears I cry

    Please, please, please do not go
    Please, please, please do not go
    Please, please, please do not go
    Please, please, please do not go
    Please, please, please, you hurt me so
    Please, please, please, you hurt me so
    Please, please, please, I've got something to show

  49. T.... G....

    Τι οριζεται ως 3'-5' φωσφοδιεστερικος δεσμος??

    T.... G....

    πανελαδικές εεε?

  50. m.... ....

    Why did you cut off the end... no..

  51. 9.... ....

    Yes finally found this song!!!!...its been a 145 days.... don't ask

    9.... ....

    9NUKES alright I won't

    9.... ....

    "Breathes in" "sighs" you know what I don't wanna know

  52. c.... ....

    tell your mom I'm stuck on this lovey girl

  53. L.... t....

    Who here came from PJ's instagram story?

    L.... t....

    Laura the Lionfish me

    L.... t....

    Laura the Lionfish who the is PJ? Sorry if I'm being crass.

    L.... t....

    He did it again 😂

  54. T.... R....

    Jesus Christ..slams me back to loonnng bus trips in high school where we'd pass the time by listening to this album (on a cassette recorder) and trying to sing along while sipping smuggled-aboard rum and Coke.

    T.... R....

    This comment is protect by Lord and savior Jesus crust

    T.... R....

    Jarid Knapp the fuc

    T.... R....

    Everyone had this tape back then that I knew hardcore fans metal fans Punk fans

    T.... R....

    High School? Try Jr. High, bro. I could tell you some real stories about Gordon And Co. . At least at Berkeley. ;)

  55. E.... ....

    cool stuff :)

  56. K.... N....

    this music is raw human emotion

  57. p.... h....

    Now I wonder, I wonder what she would say
    If I told her, if I told her that I felt this way
    You know it might make her turn, might make her turn
    Might make her turn either way
    So all I can do is patiently pray, pray, pray, pray, pray...

    p.... h....

    Friend of the Devil I think I just seen you on another video but i'm not sure. I didn't read your name but I doubt it was a different Rimbaud on a Violent Femme video. And wait, your name is a Grateful Dead reference !? Haha you have good taste brother.

  58. M.... T....

    def the best bassist

  59. M.... ....

    Cheese, cheese, cheese... Do not Assaggio!!

    M.... ....

    Gouda one!

  60. L.... J....

    best violent femmes song

  61. M.... W....

    Your video is good

  62. M.... C....

    I love this song.....

  63. J.... K....

    Justin timberlake

  64. H.... ....

    it's in your heart
    that's racist
    in your soul?
    that's racist
    in your eyes
    that's gay
    that's homophobic
    that's black
    that's racist
    damn

    H.... ....

    Just re-watched that episode and came to this song :)

    H.... ....

    Henry What is that from again !?

    H.... ....

    community

  65. i.... ....

    ABSOLUTELY LOVE the acoustic guitar riffs

  66. C.... C....

    first time I ever got stoned was at Woodstock 94 and the femmes were on stage. hooked to both ever since!!!

    C.... C....

    Casey Chandler 💞

    C.... C....

    Wasn't Primus there too?

    C.... C....

    @Nick Fidler I don't know, but they went in '99

    C.... C....

    Woodstock 94 was nine inch nails right?

  67. N.... M....

    One of the best bass riffs, so much fun to play

  68. V.... A....

    Song reminds me of D'yer Maker by Led Zeppelin

    V.... A....

    you have excellent taste in music, thats all that is

    V.... A....

    i can see the resemblance

    V.... A....

    Yes, 100% what I've been thinking! I was actually going to make a comment about that haha

    V.... A....

    you're retarded

  69. D.... S....

    greatest BASS solo of ALL TIME

    D.... S....

    Have you heard the song Never Tell by them? The bass in that is awesome

    D.... S....

    Barbarism begins at home - The Smiths (Andy Rourke on bass) That's my favorite. This one is great too, though!

    D.... S....

    butternutcrunch YES!!! That song is forever on in my internal Jukebox. When I walk down the street, more often than not, that's playing in my head

    D.... S....

    David Spangler i dunno, anaesthesia pulling teeth is my vote...but this one is up there :)

  70. M.... F....

    Brian Ritchie is insane

  71. K.... ....

    SLC Punk 2!

    K.... ....

    DarkReaperK97 kinda liked it, but nothing compares to the first one! Some parts were way to cheesy for me

  72. s.... l....

    Iv grown up on this band and sitting here listening to them at 16 makes me want to cry and wish for similar times I miss being a kid but hey least I got these guys to keep me company haha all my friends think I'm weird but idc I'll dance around my room to this all day

    s.... l....

    Not weird at all. Keep seeking the good shit.

    s.... l....

    18 here. I listen to the best of all genres. Welcome to the punk club.

    s.... l....

    16 is still kinda a kid man

    s.... l....

    ive felt that reminissance of music timewarp b4 ,cherrish it

  73. S.... Y....

    love this song!!!!

    S.... Y....

    BACK IN MY SKATING PUNK NEW WAVE ERA. I WAS QUITE THE FASHIST SKATER PUNK IN 1989 CLOWN & BLUE RAMP DALLs tx

    S.... Y....

    +LEPRAUHCAN fascist*

    S.... Y....

    +jbeckr13 FACIST*

  74. n.... m....

    COMMUNITY!!! :)

    n.... m....

    Hey, what episode/situation is that? I'm just starting to discover Violent Femmes, and then I heard that they referenced it in FREAKIN COMMUNITY!! :p :p

    n.... m....

    season 1 episode 6

  75. W.... ....

    I'm sitting here listening and hear The Pixies for the first time in my life!! Wow!!

    W.... ....

    yeah this really the best pixies song

    W.... ....

    +OneMetricMinute I meant that I never noticed a possible influence to the Pixies' sound and I loved both bands when they were first around

    W.... ....

    +Waniawox yeah I got you m80, I was just being sarcastic

    W.... ....

    +OneMetricMinute Ah ok .Yes my comment was probably asking for a reply from someone fluent in sarcasm ^^

    W.... ....

    @Waniawox ;)

  76. d.... d....

    Too many nights I have cried to this.

    d.... d....

    dogdik dikdog fuck dude that's deep, hope things are better

  77. C.... ....

    Best bass line -- ever.

  78. A.... G....

    "My Lady"...."My Lord "

    A.... G....

    +Antonija Golic great episode

  79. E.... ....

    This song makes me depressed because it reminds me of what I've been going through the past four years. Having this much love someone but never being able to tell them because you would be a social outcast and possibly ruin your relationship with that person.

  80. J.... R....

    oh yeah!

  81. S.... B....

    My girlfriend that I was madly in love with, and am still in touch with today, gave me this on cassette and I was hooked. I've been jammin' to the femmes ever since, saw them in 2008 in columbia, MO... thanks Tiana!

    S.... B....

    Still your girlfriend?

    S.... B....

    nope, but still in touch

    S.... B....

    Steve Branham I saw them in Columbia, '08. Small world.

    S.... B....

    Yeah I used to see them live to but playing in Milwaukee on Street Corners When I was in College/ I thought they had a certain uniqueness but then I was lisening to a lot of Clash or Devo //// " Bette Davies Eyes" or Jesses Girl " were what was blasting the airwaves back in 81' TVFs had a tough start.......The only place you even heard the B52s was on College Radio channels......

  82. B.... R....

    Best song ever 😍

  83. M.... ....

    Miss you @Wuziwuzwuz

  84. D.... G....

    FUCK YEAH, i remember leaving after my shift was over and jamming this into my cd rom player my car had!!!

  85. S.... R....

    How long can the days go on.....

    S.... R....

    +Stephen Phillips we heard it

  86. i.... ....

    This is my fallout song.

    i.... ....

    @Foxsye _ This is the song I want to play when someone walks in and discovers I killed myself.

    i.... ....

    @SEXUAL FOLF Oh...

    i.... ....

    +SEXUAL FOLF Well shit...

    i.... ....

    +Fernanda Martinelli
    >meme arrows

    i.... ....

    >when people call greentext meme arrows
    >feelsbadman

  87. S.... ....

    Friendzone anthem

    S.... ....

    Start!!

    S.... ....

    @Jamie wassup fellow /mu/tard

    S.... ....

    @Hank I wouldn't touch /mu/ with a ten foot pole but ok

  88. E.... R....

    Sabrina the teenage witch season 1 chapter 15 :D :D :D

    E.... R....

    +Jimmy Sky it's zellery

    E.... R....

    +estebantur1 It rhymes with celery. :D

    E.... R....

    fuck off

    E.... R....

    Geez Cyber Grammar Police alive and well I see ........

    E.... R....

    WOW LIBBY

  89. D.... ....

    I showed her this video. She still left. ;-)

    D.... ....

    +DRAK720 liar

    D.... ....

    It's funny and sad, man. :v

  90. F.... B....

    Dedicated to my father who passed in july... Please do not go but I know it is not your choice.  Remember me and the bond of father and son.

    F.... B....

    opss said add it up twice..my fault :P

    F.... B....

    And Kiss Off ..one of the best songs ever

    F.... B....

    @Frank Black I getcha :) and I don't blame ya. I realized that I have something like that too for my pop! Haha so apologies for that one.

    F.... B....

    no apologies needed my friend

    F.... B....

    i know :P
    it reminds me a of a different time..i was the rebel and an idiot

  91. B.... G....

    The Ultimate Ballad of Oneitis

  92. C.... R....

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥♥♥

  93. b.... ....

    awesome song...right up there with No Rain

  94. k.... ....

    That Bass solo is Epic!

    k.... ....

    It even makes me horny but not in a sexual way! :D

    k.... ....

    even if its a front or a lie or whatever (not sure if it is or its actually true, gotta question everything and have proof before i believe it now) but i gotta take her word for it, cuz girls always say that to guys when they want them to stop trying to get at them, so i gotta respect that

    k.... ....

    I like asking metal bassists if they can play it. I have about six bass
    solos down and this is one of them. It makes me giggle to watch
    the suckers try.

    k.... ....

    @Magnificent Failure Yeah, it is funny how metal players often have such a hard time rocking any other way. Often times they're great tremelo-pickers that dont have to go far beyond the root; maybe that minor 3rd, 5th, and flat 5th for the truly satanic moments. Put them on a stage to jam with any other kind of player, and they're suddenly useless.

  95. M.... J....

    Lyrics plz??