Don't Leave Me
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| Don't Leave Me | |
| Written by: | Billie Joe Armstrong |
| Song length: | 2:39 |
| Album: | 39/Smooth (1990) 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991) |
| Chronology | |
| Previous song: | "At the Library" |
| Next song: | "I Was There" |
"Don't Leave Me" is the second song on 39/Smooth and the compilation album 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. This song comes after "At the Library" and is followed by "I Was There".
Green Day frequently played "Don't Leave Me" live prior to the Dookie era. A notable live performance was during a brief Sweet Children reunion with John Kiffmeyer at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 17, 2015.
Song meaning[edit | edit source]
The song is about the narrator suffering from not being with his love interest. He begs for her to stay around and not leave him.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Don't Leave Me/lyrics
| Tracks | "At the Library" · "Don't Leave Me" · "I Was There" · "Disappearing Boy" · "Green Day" · "Going to Pasalacqua" · "16" · "Road to Acceptance" · "Rest" · "The Judge's Daughter" |
| 39/Smooth | "At the Library" · "Don't Leave Me" · "I Was There" · "Disappearing Boy" · "Green Day" · "Going to Pasalacqua" · "16" · "Road to Acceptance" · "Rest" · "The Judge's Daughter" |
| Slappy | "Paper Lanterns" · "Why Do You Want Him?" · "409 in Your Coffeemaker" · "Knowledge" |
| 1,000 Hours | "1,000 Hours" · "Dry Ice" · "Only of You" · "The One I Want" |
| The Big One | "I Want To Be Alone" |
