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Marvin Gaye - That's the Way Love Is (with lyrics)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Vocals
Paul Riser
Paul Riser
Conductor
Wade Marcus
Wade Marcus
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
Songwriter
Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Ah, baby
As the bitter tears fall from your eyes
Oh, a thousand times you ask yourself why
The one guy you loved has departed
Oh, you're left alone and brokenhearted
Woo, love just comes and it goes
How long it's gonna last, nobody knows, uh-uh
[Chorus]
That's the way love is, baby (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Oh, that's the way love is, sugar (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Oh, yeah, oh, that's how it is
Whoa, that's how it is, my little darlin'
Yeah, now
[Verse 2]
I know you're walkin' down a lonesome road
And your heart is carryin' a heavy load
I know you feel like you ain't got a friend (Feel like you ain't got a friend)
Oh, and your whole world is cavin' in (Whole world cavin' in)
Ah, but now is the time to be strong (Now's the time to be strong)
You gotta forget him now that he's gone (Forget him now that he's gone)
And remember
[Chorus]
That's the way love is, honey (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Ah, that's the way love is, baby (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Oh, Lord, uh, that's how it is, whoa
Whoa, my little darlin'
[Verse 3]
Ah, baby, woo
Uh-huh, listen to me, little darlin'
The road of love gets rough sometimes
Don't let it get the best of you
Said I been hurt by love so many times (Been hurt so many times)
So I know just what you're goin' through (Know what you're goin' through)
Ah, you wish that you were never born (You wish you were never born)
You gotta forget him now that he's gone (Forget him now that he's gone)
Just remember
[Chorus]
That's the way love is, baby, ooh (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Oh, that's the way love is, honey, yeah (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Woo, that's how it is
[Outro]
So wipe away your tears
Love is here today and gone tomorrow (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Huh-uh, said all of your joys turn to sorrow (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Huh-uh, one day gladness and the next day sadness (That's the way love is, sure enough how it is)
Uh-uh, that's the way love is, baby
Written by: Barrett Strong
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