BETTER NOT TELL HER
(Carly Simon) 1990

Carly Simon


Better not tell her, that I was your lover
Better not make her, jealous of me
Better convince her, there was nothin' between us
I'm not those initials in your diary.

But if you slip and my name comes up
Don't deny that you knew me.

Just leave out the white nights
The moon in your window
The break in your whisper
The promises after.

Better not tell her, why you love Spanish dancing
Don't bother to say, that it's hot in the summer in Madrid
Let it all go now, like smoke from a candle
Like the trace of a song, that you hear in the wind.

But if you slip and my name should come up
Don't deny that you once knew me.

Just leave out the white nights
The moon in your window
The break in your whisper
The promises after.

Leave out the tears and the laughter
She won't need to know
That I cried when you left
That I think of you still.

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But if you slip and my name comes up
Don't deny that you once knew me.

Just leave out the white nights
The moon in your window
The break in your whisper
The promises after.

Leave out the tears and the laughter
She won't need to know
That I'd die for your love
That I still...love...you.

(bridge)

Leave out the white nights
The moon in your window.

Leave out the white nights
The promises after.

Leave out the white nights.

Leave out the white nights.

Leave out the white nights.

Leave out the white nights.

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(Transcribed by David Story - July 2013)