Diane Ernestine Earle Ross (born March 26, 1944), better known as Diana Ros… Read Full Bio ↴Diane Ernestine Earle Ross (born March 26, 1944), better known as Diana Ross, is an American soul, R&B and pop singer and actress born in Detroit, Michigan. Ross is one of the most successful female artists of her era, both due to her solo work and her role as lead singer of The Supremes during the 1960s.

In 1959, Ross was brought to the attention of Milton Jenkins, the manager of the local doo-wop group The Primes, by Mary Wilson. Primes member Paul Williams convinced Jenkins to enlist Ross in the sister group The Primettes, which included Wilson, Florence Ballard and Betty McGlown.

In 1976, Billboard magazine named her the female entertainer of the century. In 1993, The Guinness Book Of World Records listed her as the most successful female artist ever (the title is now attributed to Madonna), partly due to her combined total of eighteen number-one singles, six of them recorded solo and the remaining dozen from her work with the Supremes.

Ross was also one of the few pop singers to find modest success in the acting world winning an Academy Award nomination for her role as Billie Holiday in the 1972 film, "Lady Sings the Blues" as well as having hits with other film roles such as "Mahogany", "Out of Darkness" and "Double Platinum", not to mention her role in "The Wiz".

Ross has been awarded many lifetime achievement accolades from many organizations and media outlets: she has been featured on BET, Soul Train, and awarded multiple times at the NAACP Image Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007 and given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement in 2011.

Ross' professional vocal collaborators have included the following during her career: Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Julio Iglesias, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Smokey Robinson, among many others.

There Goes My Baby
Diana Ross Lyrics

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There goes my baby
Moving on down the line
Wondering where, wondering where
He is bound

I broke his heart
And made him cry
Now I'm alone, so all alone

What can I do, what can I do

Just want to know
Does he love me
Does he really love me
Or is he just playing
Me for a fool

I wonder why he left me
Why did he leave me so all alone
So all alone

I was gonna tell him that I loved him
And that I need him
Beside my side
To be my guide

I want to know
Where is my baby
I want my baby
I need my baby

I was gonna tell him that I loved him
And that I need him
Beside my side
To be my guide

I want to know where is my
Where is my baby

I need my baby
I need my baby

Overall Meaning

Diana Ross's song, "There Goes My Baby," tells the story of a woman who is searching for her lost love. She begins by acknowledging that he has moved on and wonders where he is headed. She is left alone after breaking his heart and now, she wonders if he ever truly loved her or if their relationship was simply a game to him. She expresses her feelings of loneliness and desire for her baby to come back to her. The woman wanted to express her love for him and how much she needs him to be by her side. She is looking to him for guidance and support.

The lyrics in "There Goes My Baby" are relatable to anyone who has experienced heartbreak and the search for closure. Diana Ross's gentle and vulnerable voice makes it easy to empathize with her character in the song. The repetition of the lines "where is my baby" and "I need my baby" drives home her desperation to find her love again. The song speaks to the universal need for love and companionship and the pain that comes when it's lost.

Line by Line Meaning

There goes my baby
My lover has left me

Moving on down the line
He is leaving and moving on with his life

Wondering where, wondering where
I wonder where he is going and how he is doing

He is bound
He has a destination in mind

I broke his heart
I hurt him deeply and caused him emotional pain

And made him cry
My actions resulted in him shedding tears

Now I'm alone, so all alone
I am now by myself without my lover

What can I do, what can I do
I don't know what to do now that he's gone

Just want to know
I want to know and understand

Does he love me
I wonder if he really had feelings for me

Does he really love me
I question whether his love for me was genuine