Only When You Leave

Album: Parade (1984)
Charted: 3 34
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  • Written by the band's guitar player Gary Kemp, this song is about a man who feels addicted to a woman who he knows is wrong for him, but he can't stay away from her for long. It was Spandau Ballet's last song to chart in the US. >>>
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    Mike - Santa Barbara, CA

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