Released: June 1, 1965
Songwriter: Smokey Robinson Warren “Pete” Moore
Producer: Smokey Robinson
[Verse 1: David Ruffin and (Melvin Franklin)]
The sun is shining (Oh yeah)
There's plenty of light
A new day is dawning
Sunny and bright
But after I've been crying all night
The sun is cold
And the new day seems old
[Chorus: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
[Verse 2: David Ruffin and (The Temptations)]
The birds are singing
And the children are playing (Doo-doo-doo)
There's plenty of work
And the bosses are paying
Not a sad word should
A young heart be saying
But fun is a bore
And with money I'm poor
[Chorus: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
[Bridge: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Next time I'll be kinder
(Next time I'll be kinder)
Won't you please help me find her
(Won't you please help me find her)
Someone just remind her
(Someone just remind her)
Of this love she left behind her
(Of this love she left behind her)
'Til I find her I'll be trying
('Til I find her I'll be trying)
Every day I'm more inclined to find her
Inclined to find her
(Inclined to find my baby)
Been looking everywhere (Baby)
Baby, I really, really care
[Verse 3: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Oh, determination is fading fast (Oh yeah)
Inspiration is a thing of the past (Oh yeah)
Can't see how my hope's gonna last
Good things are bad
And what's happy is sad
[Chorus: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
[Outro: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
I feel so bad (Since I lost my baby)
I feel so sad (Since I lost my baby)
Everything is wrong (Since I lost my baby)
This heart is hard to carry on (Since I lost my baby)
I'm lost as can be (Since I lost my baby)
What's gonna happen to me?
The sun is shining (Oh yeah)
There's plenty of light
A new day is dawning
Sunny and bright
But after I've been crying all night
The sun is cold
And the new day seems old
[Chorus: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
[Verse 2: David Ruffin and (The Temptations)]
The birds are singing
And the children are playing (Doo-doo-doo)
There's plenty of work
And the bosses are paying
Not a sad word should
A young heart be saying
But fun is a bore
And with money I'm poor
[Chorus: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
[Bridge: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Next time I'll be kinder
(Next time I'll be kinder)
Won't you please help me find her
(Won't you please help me find her)
Someone just remind her
(Someone just remind her)
Of this love she left behind her
(Of this love she left behind her)
'Til I find her I'll be trying
('Til I find her I'll be trying)
Every day I'm more inclined to find her
Inclined to find her
(Inclined to find my baby)
Been looking everywhere (Baby)
Baby, I really, really care
[Verse 3: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Oh, determination is fading fast (Oh yeah)
Inspiration is a thing of the past (Oh yeah)
Can't see how my hope's gonna last
Good things are bad
And what's happy is sad
[Chorus: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
Since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby
(Since I lost my baby)
[Outro: David Ruffin & (The Temptations)]
I feel so bad (Since I lost my baby)
I feel so sad (Since I lost my baby)
Everything is wrong (Since I lost my baby)
This heart is hard to carry on (Since I lost my baby)
I'm lost as can be (Since I lost my baby)
What's gonna happen to me?
more tracks from the album
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 5: 1965
- Anything You Wanna Do
- Purple Rain Drops
- Now That You’ve Won Me
- Since You Won My Heart
- I’ll Always Love You
- Kiss Me Baby
- Going To A Go-Go (Re-Recorded)
- Don’t Look Back (Mono) [Single Version]
- Funny (How Times Slips Away)
- Whisper You Love Me Boy
- My Baby (Second Version)
- When I’m Gone (Second Version)
- I’ll Be Doggone (Second Version)
- My Girl Has Gone (Second Version)
- Ain’t That Peculiar (Second Version)
- She’s Got To Be Real
- Things Are Changing
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- You’ve Changed Me
- Nothing But Heartaches (Second Version)
- Tomorrow May Never Come
- All That’s Good
- You’ve Got To Earn It
- Don’t Look Back
- It’s Growing
- Music Talk
- High Heel Sneakers
- Ooh Baby Baby
- My Girl Has Gone
- Choosey Beggar
- A Fork in the Road
- Ain’t That Peculiar
- I’ll Be Doggone
- Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
- What Love Has Joined Together
- Stop! In the Name of Love
- Mother Dear
- My Baby
- Operator
- I’ve Been Good to You
- When I’m Gone
- Since I Lost My Baby
- As Long as There Is L-O-V-E Love
- I’ll Be Available
- Don’t Mess With Bill (Stereo)
- First I Look at the Purse
- The Tracks of My Tears
From the albums
- The Temptin’ Temptations (1965)
- Greatest Hits (1966)
- Anthology (1974)
- 25th Anniversary (Vol. 1) (1986)
- Emperors Of Soul (1994)
- Anthology / The Best of the Temptations (1995) (1995)
- Love Songs (2004)
- Gold (2005)
- The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 5: 1965 (2006)
The Temptations popular songs
- My Girl
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- Get Ready
- Soul to Soul
- I Want A Love I Can See
- Since I Lost My Baby
- The Further You Look, the Less You See
- You Beat Me to the Punch
- You’ll Lose a Precious Love
- Christmas Everyday
- Ooo Baby Baby
- No More Water In The Well
- Born to Love You
- You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
- Don’t Send Me Away
- I’ve Been Good to You
- Angel Doll
- Fading Away
- Now That You’ve Won Me
- Stay
- Who’s Lovin’ You
- (You Can) Depend on Me
- My Girl (A Cappella) [Mono]
- My Baby