Written：Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Edward Holland Jr. Baby don't you do it, don't do it babe Don't break my heart, don't do it babe Don't break my heart, please don't do it babe Don't you break my heart 'Cause I sacrifice to make you happy Get nothin' for myself Now you wanna leave me For the love of someone else My pride is all gone, whether right or wrong I believe, baby, you'd better keep on keepin' on Girl, I try to do my best Girl, I try to do my best, don't do it babe Don't break my heart, oh don't do it baby Don't break my heart My biggest mistake was lovin' you too much And lettin' you know 'Cause now you've got me where you want me And you're gonna let me go My heart was made glad when you strolled, you see Heartaches and misery you've been causin' me Girl, I try to do my best Girl, I try to do my best Don't you do it, don't break my heart Go down to the river and there I'll be I'm gonna jump in, baby, if you don't see by me Open up your eyes; can't you see I love you? Open up your heart; can't you see I need you? I'm no good without you, can't go on without you Life's no good without you, what'm I gonna do without you? Baby don't do it, don't you break my heart Don't you do it, baby, don't you break my heart What'm I gonna do without you? Got to go on, baby Baby don't you do it ...and fade
Written：Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Edward Holland Jr. Baby don't you do it, don't do it babe Don't break my heart, don't do it babe Don't break my heart, please don't do it babe Don't you break my heart 'Cause I sacrifice to make you happy Get nothin' for myself Now you wanna leave me For the love of someone else My pride is all gone, whether right or wrong I believe, baby, you'd better keep on keepin' on Girl, I try to do my best Girl, I try to do my best, don't do it babe Don't break my heart, oh don't do it baby Don't break my heart My biggest mistake was lovin' you too much And lettin' you know 'Cause now you've got me where you want me And you're gonna let me go My heart was made glad when you strolled, you see Heartaches and misery you've been causin' me Girl, I try to do my best Girl, I try to do my best Don't you do it, don't break my heart Go down to the river and there I'll be I'm gonna jump in, baby, if you don't see by me Open up your eyes; can't you see I love you? Open up your heart; can't you see I need you? I'm no good without you, can't go on without you Life's no good without you, what'm I gonna do without you? Baby don't do it, don't you break my heart Don't you do it, baby, don't you break my heart What'm I gonna do without you? Got to go on, baby Baby don't you do it ...and fade
