Marvin Gaye

Released: May 23, 1966

Songwriter: Clarence Paul Morris Broadnax Stevie Wonder

Producer: Clarence Paul

[Chorus 1]
Maybe there'll come a time when I won't be sad and lonely

[Verse 1]
Just suppose I could love you from the very start, maybe
Heaven knows I could show you with an open heart, baby
You're the one that I've been waiting for
In this loneliness forever more

[Chorus 2]
Baby, I know you're the one for me

[Verse 2]
Can it be that you're needing me as I need you, honey?
(promise me)
Promise me if we part and I never knew, funny
Deep inside my heart I hope and pray
That someday you'll come to me and say

[Chorus 2]

[Chorus 1]

[Verse 3]
Love is strong and I'm betting that it will come my way, gladly
If I'm wrong and mistaken, then I'll have to pay, sadly
No other love could ever be the same
If we fail, there's just yourself to blame

[Chorus 2]

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]

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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