Video Don't Let It End With Lyrics By Styx

DON'T LET IT END LYRICS - STYX

What can I do
Pictures of you still make me cry
Trying to live without your love
It's so hard to do
Some nights I'll wake up
I'll look at your pillow
Hoping that I'll see you there
But I get up each day, not much to say
I've nowhere to go
Loneliness fills me up inside
'Cause I'm missing you
So if you'll give us a chance to remember
The love we had once together
Wait and see
Time is all that we really need
I'm praying you won't say no
I mean to tell you

Don't let it end
Baby we could have so much more
Don't let it end
Honey please don't walk out that door

I'm telling you baby, I made my mistakes
But I'll make you this promise to do what it takes
I'll be there to protect you and hold you tight
You got my lovin' baby every single night

Don't let it end
I'm begging you, don't let it end this way
Don't let it end
I'm begging you, don't let it end this way

Don't let it end
Baby we could have so much more
Don't let it end
Honey please don't walk out that door
Don't let it end
I'm begging you don't let it end this way
Don't let it end
I'm begging you don't let it end this way, no, no, no
No, no, no

What will I do
If you say we're through
I need you to stay, honey
Don't let it end this way.

STYX BIOGRAPHY

1969: After forming a band which would be known a "TW4" a few years prior, neighbors Dennis DeYoung and brothers Chuck and John Panozzo enroll at Chicago State University. Although the band had already performed in, and around, the Chicago area, C.S.U. would become the group's base. The trio hooks up with another student, John Curulewski, who takes over the helm on guitar.

1970: Guitarists James "JY" Young- who was performing with a rival band in Chicago-joins the quartet. The new line-up begins taking a different direction with more musical experiments, with classical/rock fusions and electronic trickeries.

1971: The band's demo is heard by the Wooden Nickel label, who would subsequently offer the band a recording contract the following year.
1972: The band is renamed STYX after a mythological river if the dead-a decision made by the band members. STYX I is released. The single, "Best Thing" (written by DeYoung and "JY"), reaches the Top 100 on the charts by the end of the year.

1973: STYX II is released, and although it doesn't chart immediately, the Dennis DeYoung penned ballad, "Lady", gets considerable airplay on Chicago radio. The band concentrates on their touring efforts in support of the single's success, and creates a vast following of fans. The band will release The Serpent Is Rising toward the end of the year.

1974: The Serpent is Rising cracks the Top 200 Albums Chart in February, followed up by Man of Miracles, which reaches even higher position in November. "Lady" would be re-released as a single with national promotion, and the song would be propelled to #6 on the U.S. charts.
1975: STYX II rockets up the charts as a result of the success of "Lady." It would reach #20, and sell over 500,000 units. In September, after searching for a larger and more supportive label, STYX would sign with powerhouse A&M Records. Two months later, Equinox, featuring the single "Lorelei"-would be the first A&M release, immediately reaching gold status (and eventually going platinum). At the end of the year, guitarist John Curulewski would leave the band. The band's road manager recommends 23-year-old Tommy Shaw-then guitarist for Chicago based band "MS Funk"-as a replacement. A week after auditioning, Tommy Shaw joined the band.

1977: On July 7th (7/7/77), the band released The Grand Illusion.
1978: In January, A&M Records releases the single "Come Sail Away," which would enter the Top 10. The parent album, The Grand Illusion, hits #6 as a result of the single's success, and eventually becomes the first album from STYX to go platinum. The singles, "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)," and "Miss America" contribute to the success of the album. Later in the year, the band would follow up with another platinum-selling album (reaching #6) titled, Pieces of Eight, featuring the hit singles, "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)," "Renegade," and "Sing for the Day."

1979: A national Gallup poll would reveal that STYX is the most popular rock band with teenagers (13-19 year olds). By December, the band's newest album release, Cornerstone, would hit #2 on the U.S. charts, earning the band it's third consecutive platinum album. The singles, "Babe" (reaching #1 on the charts and becoming their highest-selling single of their career), "Why Me," and "Borrowed Time" generate mass sales.