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Never Dreamed You’d Leave Me In Summer

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I never dreamed you’d leave in summer
I thought you’d go then come back home
I thought the cold would leave by summer
But my quiet nights will be spent alone

You said then you’d be warmed up in springtime
Oh, you said that is when you started to be cold
No, no
I never dreamed you’d leave in summer
But now I find myself all alone

You said then you’d be alive in autumn
Then you said you’d be the one to see the way
No, no, no, no, no
I never dreamed you’d leave in summer, oh
But now I find my love has gone away
Why didn’t you stay?

I wanna know why didn’t you stay
Ah babe
Why didn’t you, why didn’t you
Why, I think I should know why didn’t you stay
I think I should know why, why
Why didn’t you stay?

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Three Dog Night has released many songs over the years besides Never Dreamed You’D Leave Me In Summer. Three Dog Night released songs from 1968 to 1976 spanning across albums like Three Dog Night, Suitable For Framing, It Ain't Easy, Naturally, Harmony, Seven Separate Fools, Cyan, Hard Labor, Coming Down Your Way, and American Pastime. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Three Dog Night.

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The lyrics for Never Dreamed You’D Leave Me In Summer are defined as the words making up the song released by Three Dog Night in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Never Dreamed You’D Leave Me In Summer have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Three Dog Night and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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