1869 – The Police – Can't stand losing you (1978)

 

Escrita por Sting, foi gravada entre janeiro e setembro de 1978, no Surrey Sound Studios, em Leatherhead, Inglaterra. Foi lançada em 14 de agosto de 1978, no compacto que tinha Dead end job como Lado B. Saiu também no disco de estréia da banda, Outlandos d'Amour, em 3 de novembro de 1978. Foi produzida pela própria banda. Chegou ao número 2 no Reino Unido, número 7 na Irlanda, número 9 na Holanda, número 15 na Bélgica, número 48 na Nova Zelandia e número 98 na Austrália. Fala sobre suicídio de adolescente. Sting tocou baixo, cantou e fez backing vocals. Andy Summers tocou guitarra. Stewart Copeland tocou bateria e percussão.

A letra:

I've called you so many times today
And I guess it's all true what your girlfriends say
That you don't ever want to see me again
And your brother's gonna kill me, and he's six feet ten
I guess you'd call it cowardice
But I'm not prepared to go on like this

I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing you
I can't stand losing you
I can't stand losing you
I can't stand losing you

I see you sent my letters back
And my L.P. records, and they're all scratched
I can't see the point in another day
When nobody listens to a word I say
You can call it lack of confidence
But to carry on living doesn't make no sense

I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing

I guess this is our last goodbye
And you don't care, so I won't cry
But you'll be sorry when I'm dead
And all this guilt will be on your head
I guess you'd call it suicide
But I'm too full to swallow my pride

I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing you

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