Distant LoverMarvin GayeWritten by: Gwen Fuqua/Sandra Greene/Marvin GayeYou know, when you're in love and your lover leaves youAnd you've got nobody, the lonely hours over hereSittin' home and thinkin', you say:Distant lover, darlin', ooo hoo hooSo many miles away, ooo pleaseOh please, baby, think about meHey, in miseryOh say, baby, as I reminisce about your lifeThat we shared togetherThe promises we made, babyOf the day you left, childThen all of a sudden, if it may seem to explodeNow I gaze out my window, sugar, down a lonesome road, oooDistant lover, ooo, sugarHow can you treat my heart so mean and cruelDidn't you know, sugar, that I dreamOf what I spent with youI treasure it like it was a precious jewel, oh babyLord have mercy!Oh baby, don't goPlease come back, babyOoo, something I wanna sayWhen you left to go awayNo 'ther do I want, do you wanna have me plead and screamPlease! Please, oh please babyCome back home, girlOh baby, come backOh oh
