If You Go Away

If you go away on a summer day
 Then your mind as well take the sun away
 On the birds that flee, on a summer's sky
 When the love was known, when the heart was high
 When the day was young, when nights are long
 When the moon stood still, but the night bird song
 If you go away, if you go away
 If you go away
 But if you stay, I'll make you a day
 Like no day has been or will be again
 I'll sail on the sun, I'll write on the rain
 Will talk to the trees and worship the wind
 But if you go, I'll understand
 Leave me just enough love to hold in my hand
 If you go away, if you go away
 If you go away
 If you go away, as I know you must
 Please tell the world to stop turning 'til
 You return again, if you ever do
 For what good was love, without loving you
 And I'm telling now, as I turn to go
 I'd be dying slowly 'til the next low
 If you go away, if you go away
 If you go away
 But if you stay, I'll make you a night
 Like no night has been or will be again
 I'll sail on your smile, I'll write on your touch
 I'll talk to your eyes, then I'll learn so much
 But if you go, I won't cry
 Though the good has gone from the word goodbye
 If you go away, if you go away
 If you go away
 If you go away, 'cause I know you must
 I'd be nothing left in the world to trust
 Just an empty wound, with an empty space
 An empty heart you see on your face
 I have been the shadow in the dark
 If I thought you might want me by your side
 If you go away, if you go away
 Please don't go away