Softly As I Leave You

Matt Monro

Softly As I Leave YouFrank SinatraWriters: Hal Shaper and Antonio DeVita and Giorgio CalabresePeak chart position # 27 in 1964Previously hit # 16 for Matt Monro in 1962Softly, I will leave you softlyFor my heart would break if you should wake and see me goSo I leave you softly, long before you miss meLong before your arms can beg me stayFor one more hour or one more dayAfter all the years, I can't bear the tears to fallSo, softly as I leave you there(Softly, long before you kiss me)(Long before your arms can beg me stay)(For one more hour) or one more dayAfter all the years, I can't bear the tears to fallSo, softly as I leave you thereAs I leave I you thereAs I leave I you there