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If you go away by Terry Jacks It is inspired by "Ne me quitte pas" (dont left me) by Jacques Brel (one of the top 3 french lyricist , the other two being Georges Brassens, and Leo Ferré) . This song is one of his most iconic song but mostly considered a bad one (he wrote it in a night after a break up.. and it is overly dramatic ). Terry Jacks make a so much better version (the lyrics and ton are more subdued) And better even than the Neil Young version that preceded it (by speeding it) I wish Jacks kept more of the lyrics from the Neil version, because the song need to last longer.