AWAY FROM YOU
From Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, 1934-1940; The Chronogical Classics, 636
(Rodney Sturgis) 
Louis Jordan - 1938


It made me cry 
To say good-bye, 
I'm sad and blue; 
Now that you've gone 
I can't go on 
Away from you. 

I smile to hide 
The tears inside, 
It's hard to do; 
My happiness, 
My life's success 
Depends on you. 

The hours seem long, 
The world goes wrong, 
When we're apart; 
My skies are gray, 
What can I say 
To soothe my heart? 

It is the end; 
I can't pretend 
That I'm not blue; 
Oh, can't you see 
Life's misery 
Away from you! 

The hours are long, 
The world goes wrong, 
When we're apart; 
My skies are gray, 
What can I say 
To soothe my heart? 

It is the end; 
I can't pretend 
That I'm not blue; 
Oh, can't you see 
Life's misery 
Away from you! 
Away from you!