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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Performer
Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass
Vocals
Larry Brown
Larry Brown
Vocals
Leon Huff
Leon Huff
Piano
Lloyd Parks
Lloyd Parks
Vocals
Harold Melvin
Harold Melvin
Vocals
Norman Harris
Norman Harris
Guitar
Roland Chambers
Roland Chambers
Guitar
Bobby Eli
Bobby Eli
Guitar
Earl Young
Earl Young
Drums
Larry Washington
Larry Washington
Congas
Leonard Pakula
Leonard Pakula
Organ
Ronnie Baker
Ronnie Baker
Bass
Sam Reed
Sam Reed
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kenneth Gamble
Kenneth Gamble
Songwriter
Leon Huff
Leon Huff
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Leon Huff
Leon Huff
Producer
Kenneth Gamble
Kenneth Gamble
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(Ooh, hoo)
Oh, I
(Hoo, ooh, ooh, hoo, ooh, ooh)
Oh, I
I miss you, baby
Oh
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
Oh, I
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby
I swear I do
Mmm-hmm
[Verse 2]
Ever since you went away
I ain't been doin' nothin' but
(Thinkin', thinkin', thinkin', thinkin', thinkin')
With my head in my hand
You been away from me so long
And I just don't think I can carry on
So I start
(Drinkin', drinkin', drinkin', drinkin', drinkin')
Each and every night
[Verse 3]
(Ah, ah, ah)
Tryin' to drown all my lonely nights away
And I don't forget a day
Oh, Lord, on my hands and knees wishin' for your return
(Oh, how I yearn)
And oh, how I yearn
'Cause I
(Oh, I)
Oh, I
(Oh, I)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby
Oh, Lord
[Verse 4]
You can look at my eyes and see
That a great big man like me has been
(Cryin', cryin', cryin', cryin', cryin')
Cryin' my soul and heart out to you, baby
Sittin' in my lonely room
Filled with nothing but gloom and I feel like
(Dyin', dyin', dyin', dyin', dyin')
Hey, y'all, help me
[Verse 5]
(Ah, ah, ah)
'Cause ever since the day you left
I don't know what to do with myself
Oh, I wish for your return
(Oh, how I yearn)
Oh, how I yearn
'Cause I
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
Oh, I
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby
I miss you, baby
Oh, I
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(Ooh, hoo)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh, I
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
I swear I do
[Verse 6]
Oh
Oh, I
(Oh, I)
Oh
(Oh, I)
Oh
I miss you, baby
Without you baby, there ain't no future
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
Yeah
(Baby)
Oh
No
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh)
Oh, I
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby
I miss you, baby
Without you I don't know what to do with myself
(Baby)
What to do with my time
[Verse 7]
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
Hmm, Hello? Did I disturb you?
(Oh, Lord)
(What am I gonna do without you, baby?)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
Didn't mean to take up too much of your time, but
(Whoo-ooh, ooh)
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doin'
How is, how is everything?
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
(I miss you, baby)
(You don't know what I'm talkin' about)
(Baby)
Friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
Nobody but me
I'm all alone and I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
Said you was still lookin' good
Ha, made me feel kinda good, you know?
Told me, told me that you did ask about me
(Yeah, baby)
(Oh, I)
(Oh, baby)
(Oh, I)
(Yeah, baby, hey, baby)
Ha, I been really meanin' to try to get to talk to ya
Before now, but, you know how a man's pride is
(Why don't you go and talk to me, baby?)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
Sometime it kinda don't let him do what he wanna do
[Verse 8]
Yeah, oh, baby
(Oh, I)
Come on back to me darlin'
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
Because I miss you, baby
I don't want nobody else
Hey
Yeah, baby
(Oh, I)
(Ooh, hoo)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh)
Hey, baby
Oh, I miss you, baby
(Oh, I)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby
I miss you, baby
I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
(Baby)
[Verse 9]
(Without you, baby)
Ha, guess what?
(It ain't no future, baby)
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(Lord, I cannot go on without you, baby)
I know this gon' knock you dead, but
I even went out and got a gig
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
('Cause everything, I do everything I'm saying)
Oh, I forgot you not hip to the hip talk
Plain J O B, baby
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(It's all for you, baby) (My life)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
(My life is bein' here)
Eight hours a day, all the overtime I can get
I don't know, I guess it might be too late, but
(Because of you) (Baby)
[Verse 10]
And without you I'd die
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
I swear I miss you
(Yeah, no, no)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
(Don't do me like this, baby)
(Yeah, I'm on my knees, I'm beggin' you please)
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby)
(Ooh, hoo)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh)
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
Oh, Lord
Yeah, girl
Atta girl
(Oh, I)
Yeah, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, babe
(Oh, I)
I can't go on without you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
What am I gonna do?
What can I say?
I love you, baby (Ooh, hoo)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh)
[Verse 11]
(I love you, baby)
(I love you more than I even love myself)
Ha, remember how I used to alway say how lucky I done been
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
(I'd do for you what I wouldn't do for myself)
Well, you know, bein' they got that, that lottery
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
(Just don't do me like this, baby)
I hit it, like they kind that make up for
Lotta things that just seem not to go right
(Yeah, baby)
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
(What am I gonna do? Oh, what am I gonna do?)
('Cause I miss you, baby)
Don't want you to think I'm tryin' to buy back your love or your friendship
But now I feel I got a chance to kinda make things up to you a little bit
(Baby) (Listen, baby)
Ha, enough about you and me
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I) (Listen, baby) (I don't mean to bore you)
How is my little son?
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you) (But I got to tell you this)
Huh, do he ever ask about me?
(I know, I know you'll find somebody new)
Just a little bit
(Oh, I) (And I just don't know what to do)
(Oh, I) Does he still like to go down by the
('Cause I miss you, baby)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
Supermarket?
(I bet he don't love you like I love you)
(Baby)
(Oh, I) (He could give you the world)
(Oh, I) If I could just
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
(But he doesn't miss you like I do, baby)
If I could just see you, you can't really say what you mean or what you want
Over the phone
(Yeah, baby) (Ooh, ooh)
I swear I miss you (I don't have much to give)
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
(I just want you, babe)
You done heard it ten times or more, but I swear I done changed
[Verse 12]
(Yeah) I swear I done changed
(Oh, I) Oh, baby
(Oh, I)
(Yeah, baby)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby, oh, Lord
Yeah, baby, oh, baby
Yeah, baby, yeah, baby
(Oh, I)
(Oh, I) Oh, baby, yeah
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you, miss you)
Come back to me, baby
(Baby) If you don't I just wanna die
(Oh, I)
Written by: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
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