Ann Peebles (b. 1947) is a U.S. singer and songwriter, best known for her p… Read Full Bio ↴Ann Peebles (b. 1947) is a U.S. singer and songwriter, best known for her popular Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label. Two of her better known songs are "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" and "I Can't Stand the Rain".

Born on 27th April 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Peebles was discovered as a talent by Gene "Bowlegs" Miller of Hi Records during a 1968 trip to sit in singing with him at a Memphis, Tennessee, nightclub. A popular local bandleader, Miller was known for also helping other musicians, such as members of the Hi Rhythm Section, get their starts in the Memphis music industry. Peebles soon began writing and singing hits for the label, cowriting with label staff songwriter Don Bryant, whom she married in 1974. Peebles released a number of commercially successful and critically well received albums produced by Willie Mitchell on Hi Records throughout the 1970s, until the rise of disco in the late 1970s took her music out of the limelight. Hi Records was sold in 1977, but Peebles reunited with Willie Mitchell in 1989 to produce her comeback album, Call Me.

Miss You
Ann Peebles Lyrics

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Ive been holding out so long
Ive been sleeping all alone
Lord I miss you
Ive been hanging on the phone
Ive been sleeping all alone
I want to kiss you

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh

Well, Ive been haunted in my sleep
You've been starring in my dreams
Lord I miss you
Ive been waiting in the hall
Been waiting on your call
When the phone rings

Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah aaah
Aaah aaah aaah aaah

Oh everybody waits so long
Oh baby why you wait so long
Wont you come on! come on!

Ive been walking in central park
Singing after dark
People think I'm crazy
Ive been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street
Asking people, whats the matter with you boy?

Sometimes I want to say to myself
Sometimes I say

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
I wont miss you child

I guess I'm lying to myself
Its just you and no one else
Lord I wont miss you child
You've been blotting out my mind
Fooling on my time
No, I wont miss you, baby, yeah

Lord, I miss you child

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Lord, I miss you child

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Lord, I miss you child

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ann Peebles's song "Miss You" express the longing and loneliness of being apart from a loved one. The repetition of the lines "I've been holding out so long, I've been sleeping all alone, Lord I miss you" emphasizes the depth of the singer's emotions. The verses also highlight the singer's impatience and desperation for her lover's return. She waits by the phone for his call, imagines him in her dreams, and even sings to herself while walking through Central Park.

Line by Line Meaning

I've been holding out so long
I've been waiting for you for a long time

I've been sleeping all alone
I've been lonely without you

Lord I miss you
I really miss you

I've been hanging on the phone
I've been waiting for your call

I want to kiss you
I want to show you how much I love you

You've been starring in my dreams
You're always on my mind, even when I'm sleeping

Ive been waiting in the hall
I'm waiting for you to come to me

Been waiting on your call
I'm waiting for you to call me

Oh baby why you wait so long
Why haven't you come to me yet?

Wont you come on! come on!
Please come to me soon

People think I'm crazy
Other people don't understand my love for you

Asking people, whats the matter with you boy?
I see other people and wonder why they're not thinking about their love like I am

I wont miss you child
I don't need you anymore

Its just you and no one else
I only want you, no one else is like you

You've been blotting out my mind
You're always on my mind

Fooling on my time
You're making me waste my time thinking about you

No, I wont miss you, baby, yeah
I don't need you anymore, even though it hurts

Lord, I miss you child
I still miss you even though I say I don't

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: HOWARD BERNSTEIN, BJORK GUDMUNDSDOTTIR

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Comments from YouTube:

Orleans Artist

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My mother played Ann's music when I was little and she became the soundtrack to my whole life. Along with Phoebe Snow, Nina Simone, Ricky Lee Jones, Al Green, Bessie Smith and so many others. When I heard Until you came into my life, I thought it was the greatest love song ever written..
Listened when I was older and said the song could be about God too.