“Never Can Say Goodbye” is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. The song was originally written and intended for the Supremes, however, Motown decided it would be better for the Jackson 5. It was the first single released from the group’s 1971 album Maybe Tomorrow, and was one of the group’s most successful records. It has been covered numerous times, most notably in 1974 by Gloria Gaynor and in 1987 by British pop group The Communards.

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Never Can Say GoodbyeOther recordings of this songNever Can Say GoodbyeThe Communards · 1987Never Can Say GoodbyeGloria Gaynor · 1974Never Can Say GoodbyeMusica Nuda · 2006Never Can Say GoodbyeIsaac Hayes · 1971Never Can Say GoodbyeBob Baldwin · 2000Never Can Say GoodbyeVanessa Williams · 2005Never Can Say GoodbyeGerald Albright · 2008Never Can Say GoodbyeYazz · 1997Never Can Say GoodbyeJoey DeFrancesco · 2010Never Can Say GoodbyeTrijntje Oosterhuis · 2009Never Can Say GoodbyeRahsaan Roland Kirk · 1972

LyricsI never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, now
Never can say goodbyeEven though the pain and heartache
Seem to follow me wherever I go
Though I try and try to hide my feelings
They always seem to show,Then you try to say you’re leaving me
And I always have to say no
Tell me why is it soThat I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, now
Never can say goodbyeEvery time I think I’ve had enough
And start heading for the door
There’s a very strange vibration
Piercing me right through the core
It says, turn around, you fool
You know you love him more and more
Tell me why is it soDon’t wanna let you go
I never can say goodbye girl
Ooh ooh baby (don’t wanna let you go girl)
I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no
Ooh, oh I never can say goodbye girl
Ooh ooh ooh (don’t wanna let you go girl)
I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, oohNever can say goodbye, no, no, no, no, now
Never can say goodbyeI keep thinking that our problems
Soon are all gonna work out
But there’s that same unhappy feeling
There’s that anguish, there’s that doubt
It’s the same old dizzy hangup
Can’t do with you or without
Tell me why is it so
Don’t wanna let you goI never can say goodbye girl
Ooh ooh baby (hey baby)
I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no
Ooh, oh I never can say goodbye girl
Ooh oh (hey baby)
I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, ooh
I never can say goodbye girl
Ooh ooh baby (hey baby)
I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no
Ooh, oh I never can say goodbye girl
Ooh oh (hey baby)Source: LyricFind