Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Max Roach
Drums
Abbey Lincoln
Vocals
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Conductor
Richard Williams
Trumpet
Julian Priester
Trombone
Clifford Jordan
Tenor Saxophone
Mal Waldron
Piano
Art Davis
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Max Roach
Composer
Abbey Lincoln
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
George Douglas
Producer
George Piros
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So long, I've been needin'
Your love, hear me pleadin'
Love, my heart is bleedin'
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 2]
I know folks are sayin'
From you, I've been strayin'
But still, I keep prayin'
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 3]
Oh, lonesome me
Why can't you see?
Let bygones be
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 4]
Don't be hesitatin'
Too long, I've been waitin'
Love, I'm agitatin'
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 5]
Oh, lonesome me
Why can't you see?
Let bygones be
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 6]
So long, I've been needin'
Your love, hear me pleadin'
Love, my heart is bleedin'
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 7]
I know folks are sayin'
From you, I've been strayin'
But still, I keep prayin'
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 8]
Oh, lonesome me
Why can't you see?
Let bygones be
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 9]
Don't be hesitatin'
Too long, I've been waitin'
Love, I'm agitatin'
Take me back where I belong
[Verse 10]
Take me back
Take me back
Take me back
Where you know I really belong
Written by: Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach