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Distant Lover (album version) Lyrics
Whoo!
Distant lover, lover.
Lover, lover, lover.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, so many miles away. (Miles away)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Heaven knows that I long for you, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, baby,
(La, la, la) Every night, every night.
And sometimes I can make it through my days.
Distant lover,
(Lover, lover, lover) Ah, ha, lover.
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.) You should think about me,
Say a prayer for me.
And every moment, every,
(Every moment) That I spent with you,
I treasured them all as they were precious jewels. (Treasured them all)
Ah, won't you save me, baby.
As I-I-I reminisce through our joyful summer together,
(The promises we made) The promise that we made, we made
Through our daily letters.
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Then all of a sudden, everything seems to explode.
(Pow!)
Now I gaze out my window, sugar, down a lonesome road.
Distant lover.
(Lover, lover, lover) When you left, you took all of me with you.
Now all, now all I...
If you wanna hear me beg and plead, beg and plead,
Oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
(And every moment) Oh baby.
Woman, I beg you please, (Every moment)
Oh, why don't you come on back home.
Distant lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-over.
Had love, had love stood right here like a fool and I lost it.
Now I'm suffering, suffering the pain this sweet love has caused me.
You will never, never get another chance to let you know how I feel, baby.
You can be in a plane.
You can be in a damn train.
You can be walking.
You can be talk-talk-talking.
You can be doing anything you oughta be do-o-o-o-o-o-o-ing.
Come on.
Come on back.
Come on back ho-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ome.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh.
Yeah, whoa. (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Love you, need you.
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.) Oh, oh, oh, my love, my love.
Oh, ooh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, oh, my distant lover.
Can't you see I need you, baby,
Want you, baby. (And every moment)
Got to love you, baby.
Oh, my, my, oh, my, my, oh, my, my baby. (Every moment)
Whoa, ohhh...
Lover, lover, lover.
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, so many miles away. (Miles away)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Heaven knows that I long for you, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, baby,
(La, la, la) Every night, every night.
And sometimes I can make it through my days.
(Lover, lover, lover) Ah, ha, lover.
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.) You should think about me,
Say a prayer for me.
And every moment, every,
(Every moment) That I spent with you,
I treasured them all as they were precious jewels. (Treasured them all)
Ah, won't you save me, baby.
(The promises we made) The promise that we made, we made
Through our daily letters.
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh) Then all of a sudden, everything seems to explode.
(Pow!)
Now I gaze out my window, sugar, down a lonesome road.
(Lover, lover, lover) When you left, you took all of me with you.
Now all, now all I...
If you wanna hear me beg and plead, beg and plead,
Oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
(And every moment) Oh baby.
Woman, I beg you please, (Every moment)
Oh, why don't you come on back home.
Distant lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-over.
Now I'm suffering, suffering the pain this sweet love has caused me.
You will never, never get another chance to let you know how I feel, baby.
You can be in a plane.
You can be in a damn train.
You can be walking.
You can be talk-talk-talking.
You can be doing anything you oughta be do-o-o-o-o-o-o-ing.
Come on.
Come on back.
Come on back ho-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ome.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh.
Love you, need you.
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.) Oh, oh, oh, my love, my love.
Oh, ooh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, oh, my distant lover.
Can't you see I need you, baby,
Want you, baby. (And every moment)
Got to love you, baby.
Oh, my, my, oh, my, my, oh, my, my baby. (Every moment)
Whoa, ohhh...
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Consalad Co., Ltd., Bmg Rights Management, Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc, Royalty Network, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer
Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Marvin Gaye, Sandra Elaine Greene
Submitted by
rhuba25 On Jun 03, 2025
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