I Wish I Didn't Love You So - Alternate Vocal Version

I still recall when we first met
That very night I can't forget
And I could feel the way you move
I knew right then you fit my groove
I should have known, oh, by the past
That this here love just couldn't last
You said you'd never say bye-bye
You told a lie, you told a lie

You made me need you more each day
You took care of business and did not play
Now you want me to give you up
I just can't drink that bitter cup
I just can't get you off my mind
Without your love, I'm slowly dying
I need you so, can't let you go

I should be smiling by now, oh, my love
With some new tender friend
Ah, smiling by now, with my heart on the mend

And when I try, oh, when I try
Heard something in my heart say, "No, no"
You're still here, yeah, you're with me, baby
I wish, yeah, I wish I didn't love you so, ah, baby
No, no, but I do, baby
I love you (yeah), love you so, ooh
Wish I didn't need your love