George Micheal and yo-yos

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Don't leave me hanging like a yo yo means don't leave me waiting or hoping.

You guys don't use the expression don't leave me hanging?

Edit: And a yo yo hangs, so its just a silly little analogy, but it makes sense.

[Verres]

Perhaps....I still prefer Skanky's interpretation

[Drogue]

Skanky's is better, but JCC's is closer to the truth. I saw a program on the most annoying pop songs, and it was singled out as a silly line. Some songwriter was explaining that it while people thought it was to do with being given conflicting signals, pushed away and pulled back again, they were looking for a far deeper meaning than was actually there. It was simply a way of saying "don't leave me hanging", as in waiting and not knowing, while getting it to rhyme with "go-go".

The idea being if she left without saying goodbye he wouldn't know how she felt, and wouldn't have 'closure'.