Marvin Gaye

Released: April 30, 1970

Songwriter: Ivy Jo Hunter Smokey Robinson

Producer: William “Mickey” Stevenson

[Chorus]
Ooh it's more than a heart can stand
It's more than a heart can stand, yes it is

[Verse 1]
Oh my days were dark as night but the sunshine of your love
Baby, baby, brought light to me
I was lost, oh hopeless though
But like a blessing from above, you gave new life to me
Ooh now you say you're leaving
You say you're taking my sunshine away
Oh I can see the loneliness closing in on me

[Chorus]
Ooh and it's more than a heart can stand
It's more than a heart can stand, yes it is
Losing you is more than a heart can stand, yes it is, yes it is
More than a heart can stand, yes it is

[Verse 2]
If I thought that crying would change your mind
Ooh baby, don't you know I'd cry a million tears
If I thought that lying would persuade you not to leave me
Ooh baby, oh I'd lie for a million years
Can't we talk it over, can't we make amends
Please don't lock me up in loneliness again

[Chorus]
Ooh it's more than a heart can stand
Oh it's more than a heart can stand, yes it is
Losing you is more than a heart can stand, yes it is, yes it is
More than a heart can stand, yes it is

[Verse 3]
Oh now that you've brought me out of loneliness
Oh please, baby please, don't take my happiness
You know that I love you, no matter what you do
But what would I do without you?

[Chorus]
It's more than a heart can stand
Oh it's more than a heart can stand, yes it is
Losing you is more than a heart can stand, yes it is, yes it is
It's more than a heart can stand, yes it is

Marvin Gaye was one of the most consistent and enigmatic of the Motown hitmakers, with a career that exemplified the maturation of black pop into a sophisticated form spanning social and sexual politics.

Blessed with a mellifluous tenor and a three-octave vocal range, Gaye was among the most gifted composers and singers of his era. His life ended tragically one day before his 45th birthday, when he was shot to death by his father, an Apostolic preacher, after a violent argument.

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