Distant lovermarvin gayewritten by: gwen fuqua/sandra greene/marvin gayeyou know, when you're in love and your lover leaves youand you've got nobody, the lonely hours over heresittin' home and thinkin', you say:distant lover, darlin', ooo hoo hooso many miles away, ooo pleaseoh please, baby, think about mehey, in miseryoh say, baby, as i reminisce about your lifethat we shared togetherthe promises we made, babyof the day you left, childthen all of a sudden, if it may seem to explodenow i gaze out my window, sugar, down a lonesome road, ooodistant lover, ooo, sugarhow can you treat my heart so mean and crueldidn't you know, sugar, that i dreamof what i spent with youi treasure it like it was a precious jewel, oh babylord have mercy!oh baby, don't goplease come back, babyooo, something i wanna saywhen you left to go awayno 'ther do i want, do you wanna have me plead and screamplease! please, oh please babycome back home, girloh baby, come backoh oh