Ah! Leah!
"Ah! Leah!" is a song by American rock musician Donnie Iris from his 1980 album Back on the Streets. The song was released as a single in late-1980 and reached #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #22 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #19 on the U.S. Billboard Top Tracks chart. The song is widely considered to be Iris' signature song. The song was most popular in Canada, where it became a Top 10 hit.
A full complement of eight musicians appeared in the early live performances of the song, including lead singer Iris, a drummer, three guitar players, one keyboardist and at least two backing vocalists, one female and one male. The song has a driving beat, underscoring a passionate vocal performance by Iris.
The title of the song has been referenced in the form of puns on a few of Iris's later albums - the 2009 live album Ah! Live! and the 2010 Christmas album Ah! Leluiah!.
Electric Six covered the song on their cover-album Mimicry and Memories (2015).
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by Donnie Iris
Ah! Leah!
by: Donnie IrisYeah it's been a long long time
such a site, you're
lookin' better than a
body has a right to.
Don't you know we're
playin' with the fire?
But we can stop this
burnin' desire, Leah
(Ah! Leah!)
Here we go again
(Ah! Leah!)
Is it ever gonna end?
(Ah! Leah!)
Here we go again!
(Ah! Leah!)
I see your lips and I wonder
who's been kissin' them
I never knew how badly
I was missin' them
We both know we're
never going to make it,
But when we touch
we never have to fake it, Leah!
(Ah! Leah!)
Here we go again
(Ah! Leah!)
Is it ever gonna end?
(Ah! Leah!)
Here we go again
(Ah! Leah!)
We ain't learned our lesson yet
(instrumental)
Baby it's no good
we're just askin' for trouble
I can touch you but I don't
know how to love you
It ain't no use
we're headed for disaster
Our minds said "No"
But our hearts were
talkin' faster, Leah!
(Ah! Leah!)
Here we go again
(Ah! Leah!)
Here we go again
(Ah! Leah!)
Leah, Leah, Leah
(Ah! Leah!)
Here we go again
Ah! Leah!
(Ah! Leah)
Leah, Leah!
(Ah! Leah!)
We're never, ever, ever
gonna make it yeah
(Ah! Leah!)
Ah! Leah!
(Ah! Leah!)
Here we go again
we go again...