Lyrics to He'll Have To Go

Lyrics to the song He'll Have To Go as recorded by Bryan Ferry.


(Allison/Allison)

Put your sweet lips a little closer
To the phone
And let's pretend that we're together
All alone
I'll tell the man to turn the juke-box
Way down low
And you can tell your friend there with you
He'll have to go

Whisper to me tell me do
You love me true
Or is he holding you
The way I do?
Tho' love is blind make up your mind
I've got to know
Should I hang up or will you tell him
He'll have to go

You can't say the words I want to hear
While you're with some other man
If you want me answer "yes" or "no"
Darling I will understand

You can't say the words I want to hear
While you're with some other man
If you want me answer "yes" or "no"
Darling I will understand

So put your sweet lips a little closer
To the phone and let's pretend
That we're together all alone
I'll tell the man to turn the juke-box
Way down low
And you can tell your friend there with you
He'll have to go

He'll Have To Go

Single

This song appeared on the Ultimate Collection as a previously unreleased track. The production credits suggest that it is left over from The Bride Stripped Bare sessions.

The song was written by Jim & Audrey Allison and was made famous by Jim Reeves. Bryan's version differs from Reeves 3/4 version and is more akin to the 4/4 version recorded by Ry Cooder.

The song was relesed in 1989 as 7" c/w Broken Wings, a 12" c/w Is Your Love Strong Enough?, Windswept & Carrickfergus. The 3" CD contained He'll Have To Go, Broken Wings (on CD for the first time), Take Me To The River & Carrickfergus.

The song had one week at number 63 on the UK charts in April 1989

Lyrics to He'll Have To Go

He'll Have To Go

Song Musicians

He'll Have To Go is on the following Roxy Music and Solo Albums