Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
In “So Long”, Marvin Gaye bids an unfaithful lover goodbye for the last time.
This song has the unusual writing team of Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield, and R. Dean Taylor. It was recorded in 1966, long predating the rest of That’s the Way Love Is. Notably, “So Long” is the only song on the album t...
[Intro]
Ooh, girl
[Verse]
You got me sneakin' 'round, thinking 'round
Searching all over town
Tryin' to keep an eye on you (Tryin' to keep an eye on you)
You got me looking here, and looking there
Got me searching everywhere
Honey, why can't you be true? (Why can't you be true?)
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, from me you get sweet satisfaction
In return, I get no reaction
Your love for me, girl, is drifting away
So you're leaving me with nothing else to say
[Chorus]
But so long, I can't take it no more (Baby, baby, baby, so long)
So long, I'm walking out the door (Baby, baby, baby, so long)
My loving you, oh, it's dragging me down
Got to save my heart, got to get out of town
So long, honey, honey, honey I'm leavin' (Baby, baby, baby, so long)
Oh, so long, I know I was grievin' (Baby, baby, baby, so long)
It's gonna hurt me baby, more than you
For the sake of my heart, ain't nothing else I can do
[Bridge]
You've got a lot of nerve standing there
Tears all over your face
When you know darn well
That you'd do the same thing
Baby, if you were in my place
You might as well dry your eyes
'Cause we both know you don't care
So I'm playing it smart, packing up my heart
And honey, I'm leaving now (Leavin', leavin', I'm leavin', baby)
So long
[Chorus]
Oh, so long, I'm movin' down the line (Baby, baby, baby, so long)
So long, I wasted too much time (Baby, baby, baby, so long)
You treat our love like a one night stand
Oh, honey you just lost a good man
So long, so long, so long, bye bye baby (Baby, baby, baby, so long)
So long, so long (Baby, baby, baby, so long)
I did my best
So Long was written by Eddie Holland & Norman Whitfield & R. Dean Taylor.
So Long was produced by Norman Whitfield.
Marvin Gaye released So Long on Thu Jan 08 1970.