[Verse 1: Donna Summer and Joe "Bean" Esposito]
Baby please (Baby please)
Please don't take your love from me (Please don't take your love from me)
I am yours forever more (Evermore)
'Til eternity
Silently (So silently)
Listen to the words I say (Listen to the words I say)
I'm not talking just for play (Just for play)
Listen to me please (Won't you listen to me?)

[Chorus: Donna Summer]
Heaven knows
It's not the way it should be
And heaven knows
It's not the way it could be
And don't you know
There's no need to leave

Heaven knows
I never wanna leave you
Heaven knows
I only wanna please you
Don't you know
Love is what I need

[Verse 2: Donna Summer and Joe "Bean" Esposito]
Down inside (Down inside)
Don't get caught with foolish pride (Don't get caught with foolish pride)
Put all the other things aside (Things aside)
There's only you and me (You and me, you and ...)
Believe in us (Believe in us)
We were always meant to be (Always meant to be)
Me for you and you for me (You for me)
'Til eternity ('Til eternity)
[Chorus: Donna Summer]
Heaven knows
It's not the way it should be
And heaven knows
It's not the way it could be
And don't you know
There's no need to leave

Heaven knows
I never wanna leave you
Heaven knows
I only wanna please you
Don't you know
Love is what I need

Heaven knows
It's not the way it should be
And heaven knows
It's not the way it could be
And don't you know
There's no need to leave

Heaven knows
I only wanna love you
And heaven knows
I never wanna lose you
Don't you know
Love is meant to be
Heaven knows
It's not the way it should be
And it's no use now
So stop with the pretending
So come on child, and hear me
When I cry