(Harvey Fuqua/Johnny Bristol/Vernon Bullock)
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[MG:] Oh baby, there's a letter on the floor
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That I just can't read no more
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'Cause the words upon its face are sayin' goodbye
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There's a plate upon the table
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Filled with food I could not eat
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There's a made-up bed in the bedroom where I couldn't sleep
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I just sit & weep
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Oh baby, that's how it is since you've been gone
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That's how it is, I'm so all alone
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[TT:] Now the curtains are drawn in my lonely room
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& the darkness fills the air
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& this old empty heart of mine is in despair
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Even though the tears I shed
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Washed the words away
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I could still remember every word you had to say
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They just wouldn't go away
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Oh baby, that's how it is since you've been gone
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That's how it is, I'm so all alone
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[Instrumental]
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[MG:] Oh baby, you knew right from the start
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That my heart was in your hands
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[TT:] & your every, every wish, boy, was my command
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That's why I can't understand
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How you could leave me here helpless, dear
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Alone & afraid, oh how could such a mistake be made?
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But that's how it is since you've been gone
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That's how it is, I'm so alone, oh baby
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[Both (repeat & fade):]
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That's how it is since you've been gone
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That's how it is, I'm so alone
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That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone)
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| Marvin Gaye |
