Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Johnny Rivers
Canonical path: /johnny-rivers/softly-as-i-leave-you
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Softly As I Leave You
Read Softly As I Leave You lyrics by Johnny Rivers on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Softly As I Leave You
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Softly, I will leave you softly
For my heart would break if you should wake and see me go
So I leave you softly, long before you miss me
Long before your arms can make me stay
For one more hour or one more day
After all those years, I can't bear the tears to fall
So, softly as I leave you there
So I leave you softly, long before you miss me
Long before your arms can make me stay
For one more hour or one more day
After all those years, I can't bear the tears to fall
So, softly as I leave you there
As I leave you there
As I leave you there
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Johnny Rivers performs "Softly As I Leave You", and this lyric page sits inside the Johnny Rivers catalog on LyroVerse.
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