Charley Pride performs "When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone)" on Hee Haw 1979.

Charley Pride performs "When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone)" on Hee Haw 1979.

"When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone)" is a song written by Kent Robbins, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in May 1978 as the first single from his album Burgers and Fries. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada

Charley Pride When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone) Lyrics

How do some folks stay in love like a honeymoon couples that can't get enough

How can love be tender yet so tough as it grows

I've left you and I've come back so many times I can't keep track

What is it one of us lacks do you know

When I stop leaving I'll be gone when I stop leaving you I'll be gone

Love's not gettin' any clearer sometimes I think it's all done with mirrors

When I stop leaving I'll be gone

I need you and you need me still we pay for love love that's free

Should we hang together or independently and let it go

I come back each time I leave we make love then we shout and scream

Bottom line time what does it mean oh do you know

When I stop leaving...

When I stop leaving I'll be gone when I stop leaving you I'll be gone