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Distant Lover
4,622
R&B/Soul
Distant Lover was released on January 14, 2003 by UNI/MOTOWN as a part of the album Love Songs: Greatest Duets
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Release DateJanuary 14, 2003
LabelUNI/MOTOWN
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM142

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Performer
Betty Wright
Betty Wright
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Songwriter
Sandra Elaine Greene
Sandra Elaine Greene
Songwriter
Gwen Gordy Fuqua
Gwen Gordy Fuqua
Songwriter

Lyrics

#VERSE
Distant lover, lover
(Lover, lover, lover)
Ooo, so many miles away
Ooo, heaven knows, that I long for you
Every night (Every night), every night (Every night)
#VERSE
Sometimes again, through the day
Ooo, distant lover
Ooo, ooo, ooo, lover
You should think about me, and say a prayer for me
#VERSE
Mm, please, please baby, think about me sometime
Think about me here, here in misery, misery
As I reminisce, through our joyful summers together
Promises we made of a daily letter
#VERSE
Then all of a sudden, everything seemed to explode
Oh
Now I gaze out my window, sugar down that lonesome road
Distant lover (Lover, lover, lover)
#VERSE
Sugar, how can you treat my heart, so mean and cruel
I’m Sure you know sugar, that every moment that I spent with you
I, I treasured it like was a precious jewel
#CHORUS
Say you love me, say you love me, say you love me
Lord have mercy
#VERSE
#INTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
I don’t know what this is that we’re going through
But I really think you need to come back home baby
Got me walking around kissin’ your picture
Feel like some little girl or something
#VERSE
Oh, baby, I know you know
Please, oh, come back baby
Oh, oh, something I wanna say
When you left you took all of me with you
#VERSE
Now lord, I wonder, if you wanna here me screamin’
And pleading
Please, oh baby, I want you to just
Come back baby, come back baby, come back baby
Ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo
#VERSE
Distant lover, how, how, how
Can you treat my heart, so mean, so cruel
When you know I do love you
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
#OUTRO
Oh, mm, mm
Hey, ooo, ooo, oh
Distant lover
Written by: Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Marvin Gaye, Sandra Elaine Greene
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