Song Title

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Writer

Producers

Arrangers

Orchestra Conductor

Concertmaster/Orchestra

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Date

Leaving Me Was the Best Thing You've Ever Done

Scherrie & Susaye

Scherrie Payne

Eugene McDaniels
Susaye Greene-Brown
Scherrie Payne
Ed Brown

Alan Silvestri
Susaye Greene-Brown
Scherrie Payne
Ed Brown

Alan Silvestri

Bill Nuttycombe,
Gerald Vinci/
Los Angeles

1979

Lyrics

Verse 1
The years I spent with you
I could write a sermonette
And tell of all the pain
You gave since we met.
I felt just like a child
When she's done something bad,
Afraid to face the truth
'Cause she knows that Mama's mad.
But I wasn't strong enough -
Fools are never wise.
You left me: It turned out to be
A blessing in disguise.


Refrain
Leaving me was the best
Thing you've ever done.
In my heart I know I lost;
In my mind I know I won.
Though I still hurt inside,
I got back my pride.


Verse 2
I used to sit around
Feeling sorry for myself,
Convinced that after you
There could be no-one else.
I've torn down the walls,
And I'm Laughing like a clown.
I'm drunk on wine and tears -
I'm celebration-bound.
But, why, oh, why, am I still crying?
When God knows and I know
There's no denying.


Bridge
You left me here without a hope;
You thought that I would never cope.
You lied and took back your heart;
You thought that I would fall apart.