Don't go, don't go... listen
1.
Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you want to start something new
And it's breaking my heart you're leavin'
Baby I'm grievin
2.
But if you want to leave take good care
Hope you find a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad
Out there
ChorusOh baby baby it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile girl
Oh baby baby it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child girl
3.
You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
Because I never want to see you sad girl
Don't be a bad girl
4.
But if you want to leave take good care
Hope you find a lot of nice friends out there
Just remember there's a lot of bad
Everywhere
Chorus
3
2
Chorusx2
"Maxi Priest is one of the most successful solo artists to emerge on the reggae scene, with numerous worldwide hits,
six best-selling albums and a number one on the Billboard pop chart to his credit in a career spanning just over a decade.
Renowned initially as a singer of breezy, commercial reggae love songs with a timeless quality, he's increasingly expanded his repertoire
to include exciting fusions of popular dance music, yet without losing credibility to his grassroots audience. In 1990 his collaboration
with Jamaican reggae star Shabba Ranks on "Housecall" broke new ground in successfully fusing reggae and R&B
and was instrumental in preparing reggae for widespread mainstream acceptance over the next few years.
To date, he's worked with many of the most exciting names in the fields of soul, dance and reggae, including Sly & Robbie, Aswad, Shaggy,
David Morales, Apache Indian, Mafia & Fluxy, Soul II Soul, Tiger, Dennis Brown, Terror Fabulous, Buju Banton, Beres Hammond,
and a host of others, yet noticeably enhancing rather than losing his own musical identity.
Born Max Elliott, he was raised in the London borough of Lewisham together with nine brothers and sisters and was working as a carpenter
when asked to build speaker boxes for local reggae sound-system, Saxon. Soon he was singing over the mic at their live dancehall sessions
with MC's like Smiley Culture, and made history in 1984 after he and Paul "Barry Boom" Robinson produced Philip Levi's "Mi God Mi King"
the first UK reggae tune to reach number one in Jamaica itself...
www.maxipriest.com
Updated: Jul 27, 2010
Toronto