If You Should Walk Away

[Verse 1]
So close, yet so far away
In your arms, but not to stay
Darling, love should never be
When one's not free
Her love always has been true
Now when she's needin' you

[Chorus]
Darlin', if you should walk away, mmm
If you should walk away
You know it isn't fair
You know she needs you there
You gotta stay and be a man
Do the very best you can, yeah
Yeah

[Verse 2]
I need you more than ever now
I love you, yes I do
But be a man
Be my guiding light
Through the longest hour
Through the darkest night

[Chorus]
Darlin', if you should walk away
She'd be alone
If you should ever walk away
When she needs you most
Oh, when she needs you close
I know if you treat her this way
You'd do the same to me this way
But I'd be lost, I'd be lost, yeah

[Verse 3]
Each time you come back to me
It gets harder darlin', to make you leave

[Chorus]
Oh, if you should walk away
I may not care
If you should ever walk away
Although it isn't fair, yeah
Though she needs you there
I just can't stand the pain I'm in
I may not be this strong
Be man, go away
Oh, be a man, darlin' stay