Never Gonna Let You Go

Track 27 on In the Key of Joy (Deluxe Edition)

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“Never Gonna Let You Go” was a single from Sergio Mendes‘ 1983 self-titled album. The song was originally submitted to Earth, Wind & Fire, but they decided not to record… Read More

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Never Gonna Let You Go Lyrics

I was as wrong as I could be
To let you get away from me
I'll regret that move for as long as I'm living
But now that I've come to see the light

All I wanna do is make things right
So just say the word
And tell me that I'm forgiven

You and me
We're gonna be better than we were before
I loved you then
But now I intend to open up
And love you even more
This time you can be sure

I'm never gonna let you go
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
Gonna try and make up for all the times
I hurt you so

Gonna hold your body close to mine
From this day on
We're gonna be together
Oh, I swear this time
I'm never gonna let you go

Looking back now
It seems so clear
I had it all when you were here
Oh, you gave it all
And I took it for granted

But if there's some feeling left in you
Some flicker of love
That still shines through
Let's talk it out
Let's talk about second chances

Wait and see
It's gonna be sweeter than it was before
I gave some then
But now I intend to dedicate myself to giving more
This time you can be sure

I'm never gonna let you go
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
Gonna try and make up for all the times
I hurt you so

Gonna hold your body close to mine
From this day on
We're gonna be together
Oh, I swear this time
I'm never gonna let you go

Oh
So if you'll just say
You want me too

I'm never gonna let you go
I'm gonna hold you in my arms forever
Gonna try and make up for all the times
I hurt you so

Gonna hold your body close to mine
From this day on
We're gonna be together
Oh, I swear this time
I'm never gonna let you go

Never gonna let you go
Hold you in my arms forever
Gonna try and make up for all the times
I hurt you so

Hold your body close to mine
Oh, we're gonna be together
Oh, I swear this time
I'm never gonna let you go

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“Never Gonna Let You Go” was a single from Sergio Mendes‘ 1983 self-titled album.

The song was originally submitted to Earth, Wind & Fire, but they decided not to record it. In 1982, Dionne Warwick and Stevie Woods each recorded the song for their own respective albums.

According to Sergio about adding the song to the album:

All the other songs on the album were up and festive. I needed a ballad on the album, just to change the pace a bit."

Sergio’s version became a hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #28 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart and topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for 4 weeks in 1983.