When this Ray Parker Jr. song "I Still Can't Help Loving You" first came out in 1983, I started to like it: good voice, nice rhythm, smooth feeling, etc. However, as I listened until the end, I thought it turned to stalking and abuse. I was shocked by the last lines:

There's no way that this thing is through
Not yet, I ain’t through lovin’ you
Girl, don’t you ever try to leave, no, no
It’ll be the last thing you’ll ever do, oh

I couldn't believe what I'd heard and tried to listen again. But the song was apparently immediately re-tooled for airplay. The DJs played it repeatedly and I never heard those last 4 lines again.

It can be heard on YouTube now, which is where I found it recently. Is it just me or does it affect anyone else this way? Does anyone remember the song or know how and why it was changed? Was it to be acceptable for the radio stations? Doesn't this come under the heading of "What was Ray Parker thinking"?

I really don't think it's that big of a deal... it's a song, not reality.

Could I call your attention to the site rules, please?
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/forum-help/using-comments-feature-official-guidelines-24951.html

Do you see that part where it says "Negative comments are NOT to be given when there is a difference of opinion"?

You asked if the song affected anyone else this way. I answered. Just because I don't get myself in a tizzy over song lyrics doesn't make me wrong. Please learn how to use the rating system properly and in the future, follow the guidelines as established.

Clarification - I'm new to this site. Apologies for ruffling any feathers. When I was trying to post my question, the auto editor continually didn't like my summary question and it finally got whittled down to what you see, which frustrated me a bit and, in reflection, isn't an accurate representation of what I wanted to know. In truth, for me, the fact that the 4 lines were removed right away makes the abusiveness a given. It's expensive to re-tool and re-release a piece and it undoubtedly wouldn't have been done had there not been many complaints. What I was looking for was if anyone knew the background about the removal for the airplay.

I'm still confused. You say that the lyrics suggest abusiveness, then question why they were edited..