Pop Chart #21 May 15, 1965
Volt Records single #126
Rhino Records # R271147
I’ve been loving you
Too long, to stop now
You were tied
And you want to be free
My love is grown stronger
As you become a habit to me
Ooo, been loving you, too long
I don’t wanna stop, now
Oh, no
With you my life
Has been so wonderful
I can’t stop, now
You were tied
And your love is growing cold
My love is going stronger
As our affair, affair, grow old
I’ve been loving you, oh too long, long
To stop now
Ooh, ooh-oh
I’ve been loving you-ooo-ooo
A l’il too longer on
I don’t wanna stop it, now
Ooh, ooh
Don’t make me stop, then
Ooh, beggin' you
Down on my knees
Please don’t make me come beg
Lord! I love you, I love you!
With all my heart
And I can’t stop, now
Please!
Please!
Please!
Please, don’t
FADES-
Don’t make me stop loving
All my heart and soul
Crying
I’m in love
Ooo, given you too much.
Oh, Otis, just rip my heart right out of my chest, why don't you?! Thank you for this incredibly moving, haunting and beautiful song. I have no words to do it justice.
I wonder if Otis had even the faintest idea that his voice would become immortal. If there are words to describe the purity and unparalleled beauty of Mr. Redding's voice, I don't have them.
After 25 years of being with my wife of 20 yrs, I sing this to her as often as possible. Love is undying, and it grows and grows. I'm living proof. I love you Sarah!