Distant Lover - Live 1976

Well, it appears, yes, go ahead, Leslie, it's alright, I'm sure it is

To sing for you now a little bit of "Distant Lover"

I'm gonna sing a little bit of "Distant Lover" for you tonight

Baby, oh baby baby

Lord, when you lose the one you love

It's a cold, cold hard feeling

Whenever it come over a man

You see, a man ain't supposed to cry

When I lost my baby, hey, and I tried to be strong

Come home from work, baby, I had to face a lonely room

And the four walls began to close on me, all around me

And I began to think about my baby, said, "Baby, why'd you leave me, baby?"

Well, and then, I didn't wanna cry, baby

I broke down on my knees and screamed "Oh baby, ahh"

Distant lover, lover (Lover, lover, lover)

Ooh, so many miles away

Please, Heaven knows that I long for you

Every night, every night, every night

And sometimes I yearn through the day

Distant lover, ooh, lover (Lover, lover, lover)

You should think about me

Say a prayer for me

Please, please, ah please

Think about me sometimes

Think about me here

Here in misery

Save me, baby, save me

As I reminisce through our joyful summer together

The promises we made, all the daily letters

Then, all of a sudden, everything seemed to explode

Now, I gaze out my window down a lonesome road, ooh

Distant lover, oh baby (Lover, lover, lover)

Oh, oh, how can you treat my heart so mean and cruel?

Didn't you know every moment that I spent with you

I treasure it like it was a precious jewel

Ooh, save me, baby, Lord have mercy baby

You see, you know

When, when I beg I said

"Oh, I beg you, baby, baby, baby, please, don't leave me, don't go"

I said, baby, come back, baby (comeback, comeback, comeback)

Somethin' I wanna say

When you left you took all of me with you

Now baby, I wonder

Would it help if I pleaded and screamed, plead?

Well, please, oh please, come back home, girl

Ah baby, oh, oh baby, please, darlin', oh girl, woo

Come back home, home, home

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