If ever I would leave you

If ever I would leave you,
It wouldn't be in summer,
Seeing you in summer,
I never would go.
Your hair streaked with sunlight,
Your lips red as flame,
Your face with a lustre
That puts gold to shame.

But if I'd ever leave you,
How could it be in Autumn?
How I'd leave in Autumn,
I never would know.
I've seen how you sparkle
When Fall nips the air,
I know you in Autumn,
And I must be there.

And could I leave you running
Merr'ly through the snow?
Or on a wintry evening
When you catch the fires glow?

If ever I would leave you,
How could it be in Springtime
Knowing how in Springtime
I'm bewitched by you so
Oh no, not in Springtime,
Summer, Winter or Fall
No, never could I leave you
At all.

Lerner & Loewe

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