Phil Seymour – Precious to Me

From his self-titled album. The song reached #22 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart on January 24, 1981. I just heard this song for the first time. I want to thank AT40 and Casey Kasem.

From Popdiggers.com

Precious To Me was Phil Seymour’s first solo single after leaving the Dwight Twilley Band. The song, written by Seymour, managed to reach #3 in Australia and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.

From philseymour.org

Our hero, Phil Seymour, was an American musician who developed skillfully between the sounds of Power Pop, Rock and New Wave. Singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist (drums, guitar, bass), he left his mark on all the projects in which he participated throughout his professional career between 1974 and 1993. Phil was a brilliant “all terrain” who is well known for the songs “I’m on fire” (with the Dwight Twilley Band) or his wonderful “Precious to me”, already on his own.No doubt, Phil had a major role in the Dwight Twilley Band, a seminal group within the pop and underground world, but his solo work was, and still is, revered among the most exquisite Power Pop fans.Unfortunately, he left us in 1993, after fighting cancer that was detected in 1984.Not only is he the author of a delightful song, but he is the creator of a hymn that will be transmitted from generation to generation. Precious to me.

Precious to Me

Well baby, baby, don’t you leave me here to make it alone
‘Cause I don’t think that I could take it for a day on my own
Why would you wanna hurt me
When I love you, baby, can’t ya see
That you’re precious to me?

(I love you so) and I can’t let you go (can’t let you go)
Maybe one day you’ll see (girl can’t you see)
That you’ll always be (you’ll always be)
So precious to me-e-e-e-e

Why would you wanna hurt me
When I love you, baby, can’t ya see
That you’re precious to me?

(I love you so) and I can’t let you go (can’t let you go)
Baby, one day you’ll see (girl can’t you see)
That you’ll always be (you’ll always be)
So precious to me-e-e-e-e

Well baby, baby ya can tell me when will we meet again
If I can’t be your one and only then I’ll have to pretend
Ah, that you’re still with me
Girl, I love ya so affectionately
‘Cause you’re precious to me

(I love you so) and I can’t let you go (can’t let you go)
Baby, one day you’ll see (girl can’t you see)
That you’ll always be (you’ll always be)
So precious to me-e-e-e-e, to me-e-e-e-e
You’re so precious to me

(I love you so) and I can’t let you go (can’t let you go)
Baby, one day you’ll see (girl can’t you see)
That you’ll always be (you’ll always be)
So precious to me-e-e-e-e, to me-e-e-e-e
You’re so precious to me-e-e
You’re precious to me-e-e