Baby baby, sweet baby 
 There's something that I just got to say 
 Baby baby, sweet baby 
 You left me hurtin' in a real cold way 

 Speak your name 
 And I'll feel a thrill 
 You said I do 
 And I said I will 

 I tell you that I'll stay true 
 and give you just a little time 
 Wait on me baby, 
 I want you to be all mine 
 I just get so blue 

 Since you've been gone, baby 
 (why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?) 
 Since you've been gone 
 (why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?) 

 (bridge) 

 Baby baby, sweet baby 
 I didn't mean to run you away 
 It was pride on my lips, 
 But not in my heart 
 To say the things that made you stray 
 But ah, babe 
 Hear me now 
 (hear me) 
 I don't know what I'm gonna do 
 (hear me) 
 Got to get you back somehow 
 (hear me now) 
 Oooh, take me back, 
 consider me please 
 If you walk in that door, 
 I can get up off my knees 
 I just been so blue 

 Since you've been gone 
 (why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?) 
 Since you've been gone 
 (why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?) 
 Well I've been so lonely 
 (sweet sweet - sweet sweet baby) 
 Baby, since you've been gone 
 (sweet sweet - sweet sweet baby) 
 I've been so lonely 
 (why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?) 
 Since you've been gone 
 (why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?) 
 Baby baby baby been so lonely 
 (sweet sweet - sweet sweet baby)