Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes was a soul group of the 1970s, based in Phil… Read Full Bio ↴Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes was a soul group of the 1970s, based in Philadelphia, PA. Led by Harold Melvin, they formed as early as 1954, but struggled for many years until they finally broke through in 1972, thanks to then-new lead singer Teddy Pendergrass. With the addition of Pendergrass, and the orchestral productions that Gamble & Huff supplied them with, the group found success with such tracks as "I Miss You", "If You Don't Know Me By Now", and "The Love I Lost". Together with The Spinners, The O'Jays and The Delfonics, among others, they helped to define the philly sound. In 1976, Pendergrass left for a solo career, and the Blue Notes were not able to sustain their success for long without him, though they continued to record until 1984.

I Miss You
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Lyrics

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(Oh, I, oh, I) oh, I
(Miss you) I miss you, baby (miss you)
(Miss you, miss you) I swear I do
(Miss you) mmm, hmm

Every since you went away
I ain't been doing nothing but
(Thinking, thinking)

(Thinking, thinking)
(Thinking)
With my head in my hands

You been away from so long
And I just don't think I can carry on so I start
(Drinking, drinking)
(Drinking, drinking)
(Drinking)
Each and every night

(Ah ah ah)
Trying to drown all my loneliness away
I don't forget a day
Fall down on my knees wishing for your return
And oh, how I hurt

'Cause I (oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
(Miss you) I miss you, baby
(Miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
Oh, Lord (miss you)

You can look at my eyes and see
That a great big man like me has been
(Crying, crying)
(Crying, crying)
Crying my heart and soul out to you, baby
(Crying)

Sitting in my lonely room
Filled with nothing but gloom and I feel like
(Dying, dying)
(Dying, dying)
Hey, y'all help me
(Dying)

(Ah ah ah)
'Cause ever since the day you left
I don't know what to do with myself
Oh I wish for your return
And oh, how I hurt

'Cause I (oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
(Miss you) I miss you, baby
(Miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby (miss you), oh I

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Oh, I, oh I)
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
I swear I do (miss you)

Oh, I
Oh, I
(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby, without you, baby, they're ain't no future
(Miss you, miss you, miss you) yeah, oh no

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby, I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Without you I don't know what to do with myself, what to do with my time

Hmm
Hello
Did I disturb you

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
How's, how's everything
A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
Said you was still looking good
Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
Told me, told me that you did ask about me
Heh
I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
For now but
You know how a man's pride is
Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you)
I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
I miss you, baby, I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
Without you, baby

Hmm, guess what
I know this will knock you dead but
I even went out and got a gig
Oh, forgot you know hip to the hip talk
Plain j o b, baby
In eight hours a day, all the overtime I can get
I don't know, I guess it might be too late but
I swear I miss you

(Oh, I, oh, I) yeah, Lord knows
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you)
Don't do me like this, baby (miss you, miss you)
Yeah, I'm on my knees, I'm begging you please
(Oh, I, oh, I)
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you)
Oh, lord (miss you, miss you)
Hey, girl, hey, girl
Hey, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
(Oh, I, oh, I)
I can't go on without you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
What am I gonna do, what can I say
I love you, baby

Heh, remember how I used to always say how lucky I done been
You know being they got that lottery, I hit it
I'd like to kind of make up for
A lot of things that just seemed not to go right
Don't want you to think I'm trying to buy back your love or your friendship
But now I feel I got a chance to kind of make things up to you a little bit
Heh, enough about you and me
How's my little son
Hmm, he ever ask about me
Just a little bit
Does he still like to go down by the supermarket
If I could just
If I could just see you
Can't really say what you mean or what you want over the phone
I swear I miss you
You done heard it ten times or more but
I swear I done changed
I swear I done changed

(Oh, I, oh, I) I miss you, baby
(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you) oh, Lord
Miss you, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby
(Oh, I, oh, I)

(Miss you, miss you)
(Miss you, miss you, miss you, baby)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes's song "I Miss You" convey a strong sense of longing and pain over the absence of a loved one. The repetition of the phrases "miss you" and "oh, I" conveys the depth of the singer's emotions, which are so overwhelming that he finds himself crying and drinking heavily. The stanza "Sitting in my lonely room/Filled with nothing but gloom" captures the despair and isolation he feels as a result of the separation. He can't forget the absence of the person he loves, and his hope for their return is the only thing that keeps him going: "Fall down on my knees wishing for your return/And oh, how I hurt."

In the second half of the song, the singer makes a phone call to the person he misses, expressing his feelings of guilt and remorse for not reaching out sooner. He asks about their child and mentions getting a job to improve his situation. Despite the changes he has made, he acknowledges that it might be too late to save the relationship: "I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby/Oh, I, come back to me, darling/I miss you, baby." The song ends on a note of unresolved tension, with the singer longing for a chance to make things right but uncertain if it will ever come.

Line by Line Meaning

(Oh, I, oh, I) oh, I
I am deeply longing for you

(Miss you) I miss you, baby (miss you)
I yearn for your presence, my love (yearn for you)

(Miss you, miss you) I swear I do
I promise you, I truly miss you (promise I do)

(Miss you) mmm, hmm
Yes, I miss you so much

Every since you went away
Since the day you left

I ain't been doing nothing but
I have done nothing but

(Thinking, thinking)
Constantly thinking about you

(Thinking, thinking)
Thinking desperately

(Thinking)
Thoughts consumed me

With my head in my hands
Feeling overwhelmed and lost

You been away from so long
You have been gone for a long time

And I just don't think I can carry on so I start
I doubt my ability to continue, so I begin

(Drinking, drinking)
Engaging in excessive drinking

(Drinking, drinking)
Drinking as a coping mechanism

(Drinking)
Succumbing to alcohol

Each and every night
Night after night

(Ah ah ah)
Expressing anguish and pain

Trying to drown all my loneliness away
Attempting to escape from my loneliness

I don't forget a day
Not a single day goes by

Fall down on my knees wishing for your return
Praying and hoping you come back to me

And oh, how I hurt
The pain I feel is immeasurable

'Cause I (oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
Because I am (oh, I) oh, I

(Miss you) I miss you, baby
I long for you, my darling

(Miss you)
Yearning for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing intensely for you

Oh, Lord (miss you)
Oh, Lord, I miss you

You can look at my eyes and see
If you gaze into my eyes, you will witness

That a great big man like me has been
A strong man like me has been

(Crying, crying)
Weeping, shedding tears

(Crying, crying)
In a state of deep sorrow

Crying my heart and soul out to you, baby
Expressing my emotional pain to you, my love

(Crying)
Tears flowing endlessly

Sitting in my lonely room
Being alone in my room

Filled with nothing but gloom and I feel like
Overwhelmed by sadness, I feel

(Dying, dying)
Experiencing an emotional death

(Dying, dying)
Slowly losing the will to live

(Dying)
Suffering from emotional agony

Hey, y'all help me
Hey, everyone, assist me

(Dying)
I am dying inside

(Ah ah ah)
Expressing immense pain

'Cause ever since the day you left
Because since the day you departed

I don't know what to do with myself
I am lost and clueless about how to spend my time

Oh I wish for your return
Oh, how I yearn for you to come back

And oh, how I hurt
And oh, how I am in pain

'Cause I (oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
Because I am (oh, I) oh, I

(Miss you) I miss you, baby
I am missing you deeply, my darling

(Miss you)
Yearning for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing intensely for you

I miss you, baby (miss you), oh I
I miss you, my love (miss you), oh I

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Expressing a deep longing

(Oh, I, oh I)
Oh, I, oh I

I miss you, baby
I am longing for you, my darling

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing intensely for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning deeply for you

I swear I do (miss you)
I promise you, I truly miss you (miss you)

Oh, I
Oh, I

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I am (oh, I) oh, I

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

I miss you, baby, without you, baby, there ain't no future
I long for you, my love, without you, there is no future

(Miss you, miss you, miss you) yeah, oh no
Missing you, missing you, missing you deeply, oh no

(Oh, I) oh, I (oh, I)
I am (oh, I) oh, I

I miss you, baby
I am longing for you, my darling

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

I miss you, baby, I miss you, baby
I miss you deeply, my love, I miss you, my love

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely, oh no

Without you I don't know what to do with myself, what to do with my time
Without you, I feel lost and uncertain of how to spend my time

Hmm
Expressing contemplation

Hello
Greetings

Did I disturb you
Apologizing for potential interruption

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
I did not intend to consume too much of your time but

Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
Thought of calling you to check on your well-being

How's, how's everything
Inquiring about the current state of everything

A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
I was informed by a friend that he saw you recently

Said you was still looking good
Mentioning that my friend said you are still attractive

Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
This made me feel pleased, you know

Told me, told me that you did ask about me
Shared with me that you inquired about my well-being

Heh
Expressing amusement or surprise

I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
I have been intending to contact you

For now but
But for now

You know how a man's pride is
You understand the pride of a man

Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do
Sometimes it prevents him from doing what he wants to do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
Oh, I, yes, baby

(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
Oh, I beg you to come back to me, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
I desire no one else but you, hey, hey, baby (miss you)

(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
Oh, I, oh, I, hey, baby

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

I miss you, baby
I am longing for you, my darling

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you deeply

I miss you, baby
I am missing you deeply, my love

I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
I am clueless about how to spend my time, about my own existence

Without you, baby
In your absence, my love

Hmm, guess what
Hmm, you know what

I know this will knock you dead but
I know this will surprise you greatly but

I even went out and got a gig
I found a job for myself

Oh, forgot you know hip to the hip talk
Oh, I forgot you are familiar with the current slang

Plain j o b, baby
Just a regular job, my love

In eight hours a day, all the overtime I can get
Working eight hours a day and taking any overtime available

I don't know, I guess it might be too late but
I am not sure, it might be too late but

I swear I miss you
I promise you, I miss you deeply

(Oh, I, oh, I) yeah, Lord knows
Oh, I, oh I, yes, the Lord knows

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you)
Longing for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning deeply for you

Miss you, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby
Missing you, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love

(Oh, I, oh, I)
Oh, I, oh I

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

Without you I don't know what to do with myself, what to do with my time
Without you, I feel lost and uncertain of how to spend my time

Hmm
Contemplation

Hello
Greetings

Did I disturb you
Apologizing for potential interruption

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
I did not intend to consume too much of your time but

Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
Thought of calling you to check on your well-being

How's, how's everything
Inquiring about the current state of everything

A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
I was informed by a friend that he saw you recently

Said you was still looking good
Mentioning that my friend said you are still attractive

Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
This made me feel pleased, you know

Told me, told me that you did ask about me
Shared with me that you inquired about my well-being

Heh
Expressing amusement or surprise

I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
I have been intending to contact you

For now but
But for now

You know how a man's pride is
You understand the pride of a man

Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do
Sometimes it prevents him from doing what he wants to do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
Oh, I, yes, baby

(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
Oh, I beg you to come back to me, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
I desire no one else but you, hey, hey, baby (miss you)

(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
Oh, I, oh, I, hey, baby

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

I miss you, baby
I am longing for you, my darling

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you deeply

I miss you, baby
I am missing you deeply, my love

I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
I am clueless about how to spend my time, about my own existence

Without you, baby
In your absence, my love

Hmm, guess what
Hmm, you know what

I know this will knock you dead but
I know this will surprise you greatly but

I even went out and got a gig
I found a job for myself

Oh, forgot you know hip to the hip talk
Oh, I forgot you are familiar with the current slang

Plain j o b, baby
Just a regular job, my love

In eight hours a day, all the overtime I can get
Working eight hours a day and taking any overtime available

I don't know, I guess it might be too late but
I am not sure, it might be too late but

I swear I miss you
I promise you, I miss you deeply

(Oh, I, oh, I) yeah, Lord knows
Oh, I, oh I, yes, the Lord knows

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you)
Longing for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning deeply for you

Miss you, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby
Missing you, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love

(Oh, I, oh, I)
Oh, I, oh I

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

Without you I don't know what to do with myself, what to do with my time
Without you, I feel lost and uncertain of how to spend my time

Hmm
Contemplation

Hello
Greetings

Did I disturb you
Apologizing for potential interruption

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
I did not intend to consume too much of your time but

Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
Thought of calling you to check on your well-being

How's, how's everything
Inquiring about the current state of everything

A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
I was informed by a friend that he saw you recently

Said you was still looking good
Mentioning that my friend said you are still attractive

Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
This made me feel pleased, you know

Told me, told me that you did ask about me
Shared with me that you inquired about my well-being

Heh
Expressing amusement or surprise

I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
I have been intending to contact you

For now but
But for now

You know how a man's pride is
You understand the pride of a man

Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do
Sometimes it prevents him from doing what he wants to do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
Oh, I, yes, baby

(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
Oh, I beg you to come back to me, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
I desire no one else but you, hey, hey, baby (miss you)

(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
Oh, I, oh, I, hey, baby

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

I miss you, baby
I am longing for you, my darling

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you deeply

I miss you, baby
I am missing you deeply, my love

I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
I am clueless about how to spend my time, about my own existence

Without you, baby
In your absence, my love

Hmm, guess what
Hmm, you know what

I know this will knock you dead but
I know this will surprise you greatly but

I even went out and got a gig
I found a job for myself

Oh, forgot you know hip to the hip talk
Oh, I forgot you are familiar with the current slang

Plain j o b, baby
Just a regular job, my love

In eight hours a day, all the overtime I can get
Working eight hours a day and taking any overtime available

I don't know, I guess it might be too late but
I am not sure, it might be too late but

I swear I miss you
I promise you, I miss you deeply

(Oh, I, oh, I) yeah, Lord knows
Oh, I, oh I, yes, the Lord knows

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you)
Longing for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning deeply for you

Miss you, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby
Missing you, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love

(Oh, I, oh, I)
Oh, I, oh I

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

Without you I don't know what to do with myself, what to do with my time
Without you, I feel lost and uncertain of how to spend my time

Hmm
Contemplation

Hello
Greetings

Did I disturb you
Apologizing for potential interruption

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
I did not intend to consume too much of your time but

Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
Thought of calling you to check on your well-being

How's, how's everything
Inquiring about the current state of everything

A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
I was informed by a friend that he saw you recently

Said you was still looking good
Mentioning that my friend said you are still attractive

Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
This made me feel pleased, you know

Told me, told me that you did ask about me
Shared with me that you inquired about my well-being

Heh
Expressing amusement or surprise

I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
I have been intending to contact you

For now but
But for now

You know how a man's pride is
You understand the pride of a man

Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do
Sometimes it prevents him from doing what he wants to do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
Oh, I, yes, baby

(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
Oh, I beg you to come back to me, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
I desire no one else but you, hey, hey, baby (miss you)

(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
Oh, I, oh, I, hey, baby

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

I miss you, baby
I am longing for you, my darling

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you deeply

I miss you, baby
I am missing you deeply, my love

I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
I am clueless about how to spend my time, about my own existence

Without you, baby
In your absence, my love

Hmm, guess what
Hmm, you know what

I know this will knock you dead but
I know this will surprise you greatly but

I even went out and got a gig
I found a job for myself

Oh, forgot you know hip to the hip talk
Oh, I forgot you are familiar with the current slang

Plain j o b, baby
Just a regular job, my love

In eight hours a day, all the overtime I can get
Working eight hours a day and taking any overtime available

I don't know, I guess it might be too late but
I am not sure, it might be too late but

I swear I miss you
I promise you, I miss you deeply

(Oh, I, oh, I) yeah, Lord knows
Oh, I, oh I, yes, the Lord knows

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you)
Longing for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning deeply for you

Miss you, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby
Missing you, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love

(Oh, I, oh, I)
Oh, I, oh I

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

Without you I don't know what to do with myself, what to do with my time
Without you, I feel lost and uncertain of how to spend my time

Hmm
Contemplation

Hello
Greetings

Did I disturb you
Apologizing for potential interruption

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
I did not intend to consume too much of your time but

Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
Thought of calling you to check on your well-being

How's, how's everything
Inquiring about the current state of everything

A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
I was informed by a friend that he saw you recently

Said you was still looking good
Mentioning that my friend said you are still attractive

Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
This made me feel pleased, you know

Told me, told me that you did ask about me
Shared with me that you inquired about my well-being

Heh
Expressing amusement or surprise

I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
I have been intending to contact you

For now but
But for now

You know how a man's pride is
You understand the pride of a man

Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do
Sometimes it prevents him from doing what he wants to do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
Oh, I, yes, baby

(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
Oh, I beg you to come back to me, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
I desire no one else but you, hey, hey, baby (miss you)

(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
Oh, I, oh, I, hey, baby

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

I miss you, baby
I am longing for you, my darling

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you deeply

I miss you, baby
I am missing you deeply, my love

I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
I am clueless about how to spend my time, about my own existence

Without you, baby
In your absence, my love

Hmm, guess what
Hmm, you know what

I know this will knock you dead but
I know this will surprise you greatly but

I even went out and got a gig
I found a job for myself

Oh, forgot you know hip to the hip talk
Oh, I forgot you are familiar with the current slang

Plain j o b, baby
Just a regular job, my love

In eight hours a day, all the overtime I can get
Working eight hours a day and taking any overtime available

I don't know, I guess it might be too late but
I am not sure, it might be too late but

I swear I miss you
I promise you, I miss you deeply

(Oh, I, oh, I) yeah, Lord knows
Oh, I, oh I, yes, the Lord knows

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you)
Longing for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning deeply for you

Miss you, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby, yeah, baby
Missing you, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love, yeah, my love

(Oh, I, oh, I)
Oh, I, oh I

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

Without you I don't know what to do with myself, what to do with my time
Without you, I feel lost and uncertain of how to spend my time

Hmm
Contemplation

Hello
Greetings

Did I disturb you
Apologizing for potential interruption

I didn't mean to take up too much of your time but
I did not intend to consume too much of your time but

Just thought I'd give you a ring and see how you was doing
Thought of calling you to check on your well-being

How's, how's everything
Inquiring about the current state of everything

A friend of mine told me he saw you the other day
I was informed by a friend that he saw you recently

Said you was still looking good
Mentioning that my friend said you are still attractive

Heh, made me feel kind of good, you know
This made me feel pleased, you know

Told me, told me that you did ask about me
Shared with me that you inquired about my well-being

Heh
Expressing amusement or surprise

I been really meaning to try to get to talk to you
I have been intending to contact you

For now but
But for now

You know how a man's pride is
You understand the pride of a man

Sometimes it kind of won't let him do what he wanna do
Sometimes it prevents him from doing what he wants to do

(Oh, I) yeah, baby
Oh, I, yes, baby

(Oh, I), come back to me, darling
Oh, I beg you to come back to me, my love

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

(Miss you, miss you)
Longing deeply for you

I don't want nobody else, hey, hey, baby (miss you)
I desire no one else but you, hey, hey, baby (miss you)

(Oh, I, oh, I) hey, baby
Oh, I, oh, I, hey, baby

(Miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you intensely

I miss you, baby
I am longing for you, my darling

(Miss you, miss you, miss you)
Yearning for you deeply

I miss you, baby
I am missing you deeply, my love

I don't know what to do with my time, with myself
I am clueless about how to spend my time, about my own existence

Without you, baby
In your absence, my love

Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Royalty Network, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@jaylene.turner6524

3y↑44

Written by
Kenny Gamble
and
Leon Huff
—————————
Lead Vocals:

Lloyd Parks
(Falsetto)

Teddy Pendergrass
(Baritone)
——————————
Background Vocals:

Lloyd Parks

Bernard Wilson
(R.I.P.)

Harold Melvin
(R.I.P.)

Teddy Pendergrass
(R.I.P.)

Lawrence Brown
(R.I.P.)
———————————
Instrumentation:

Leon Huff and
MFSB
——————————
Arranger and
Conductor:

Bobby Martin
—————————
Produced by
Kenny Gamble
and
Leon Huff
—————————
Year:

1972
——————
Album:

I Miss You

All comments from YouTube:

@SmokeNonYaDeadHomies

11w↑184

Still jamming to this in 2024,who’s with me?

@antoinesvirtualbasement

8w↑3

Right here with you ✊🏾

@darrielwilliams7819

8w↑1

Definitely with you brother

@ladygemini5967

8w↑1

@yvonnesantiago3776

8w↑1

✋🏼

@jeremyrobinson6902

8w↑1

The opening is everything

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@YouAreCreators

1y↑660

Calling all singers and song writers: WE NEED MUSIC LIKE THIS AGAIN...

@reedtheinfinite

1y↑4

RIGHT!!!!! THE MUSIC FREQ IS SO LOW NOW! NOT ALLL THO

@reggbrown5274

1y↑11

This needs to be shouted from the highest mountain.

@killmetwin

1y↑27

they don’t make women that make you sing like this no more brother

@reedtheinfinite

1y↑3

@@killmetwin wow,😯

@nighttimemusic655

1y↑2

working on it, change of gear in genre this is it from now on

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@MindRegulatorMusic

2y↑1.7K

Can we just applaud that tenor/falsetto that belongs to Mr. Lloyd Parks??? The way he opens this song STILL takes my breath away!

@mammamiaitalia43

2y↑57

I know you are absolutely right.

@ghana21

2y↑84

Oh yes!!!!!!!! I would rewind it just for that part

@ladymac8952

2y↑50

I still rewind it just to hear it! 😆

@ladygemini5967

2y↑11

Yessssss

@maribrunson4464

2y↑10

Absolutely!

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@SplittingTheSky33

17w↑45

Black people at one time made the very best music. I wish they kept this style of music going. I love it.

@CassieNewbie

6w↑3

46 still here & listening to rhythm & blues music at its best. Thank you, Jehovah, My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! We don't always get right, but keep trying... Amen!! With love, Cass

@ghana21

2y↑398

These kids will NEVER understand the greatness of the music we grew up to, and it saddens me!!!

@bryantanthonyjr94

1y↑8

They will never be touched like this deep down if we don’t share with them their music is trash. No reverence to the woman and expression of deep love

@schottler9010

1y↑13

All you gotta do is show them really

@andrikaroberson5609

1y↑13

as one of those “ kids “ i really do enjoy this music. nothing short of greatness.

@khgirl8588

1y↑6

the music is still available to listen to and the beautiful thing about music is that it never dies! music this good will always be able to touch ppl no matter how long it's been

@Aziz-Aziz786

1y↑2

They stay married for two years...and boom, they are divorced....... The battery life of a mobile phone....

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@conniebottoms7666

3y↑922

My mama raised me listening to this music , now she has a front row seat to all of these greats in heaven. This music makes me cry....so much heart & emotion.

@junepeterman1853

3y↑11

He was the greatest. What’s your favorite teddy song?

@joycesmith6848

3y↑1

Ll
By mo

@silviafigueroa8813

2y↑6

I got goosebumps reading your story and still listening to this music of my younger days .Soon I will join your mom in the front seats in heaven

@feliciakidd9358

2y↑14

Yes this kind of music does make you cry.

@vicentetroyhunt4980

2y↑15

My mom always made listen to this song.
My mother past away like your mother.
Be Blessed my dear.

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@amaj4evr

9w↑11

Lloyd Parks ate that beginning up 🔥🔥🔥

@noChillnoFiltertvTHEEOG

25w↑71

Buddy hit that high note like a champ at the beginning and deserves some serious notoriety for that 💯💯💯💯

@TheRenard10

12w↑2

That was Lloyd Parks.

@ritho7480

3y↑27

This that brown liquor music !!

@rievans57

2y↑4

Soul music + brown liquor = baby

@MindRegulatorMusic

😃😃😅🤣!

@mercurry718

Lol...

@philrisotto8804

1y↑140

52 yr old white boy and my mom and dad loved this music and listening to it now brings tears of joy to my eyes and pleasure to my ears. Thank you TP🤗

@cynthiaford3302

39w↑10

Music is universal

@Burst644

32w

@@cynthiaford3302FACTS

@muddy4492

20w↑2

@@cynthiaford3302Real Sh*t 💯💯

@RibGraves-do6vl

16w↑4

Am black and we family ain't no colors just love homey

@philrisotto8804

16w

@@RibGraves-do6vl 😍😍🤩✌️

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@tydeprince7197

1y↑3

Look at all them beautiful Afros and blackness

@gassoway6

22w↑12

Who’s still here in 2023

@Paul-ml3sl

10w↑3

Back when women were classy and not trashy. When they had dignity and self respect

@theronedawson3236

3y↑200

This song has to be one of the top 10 best pleading song a man could sing to a woman. 😅 It is a dam good song. Do you not agree?

@henryhardee9549

3y↑4

Look at all that black meat

@junepeterman1853

3y↑4

He was the greatest. What’s your favorite teddy song?

@MrALAVOL99

No cap

@vicentetroyhunt4980

2y↑4

I agree 1000 percent.

@vicentetroyhunt4980

2y↑6

I just sent this video to my son's mother.

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@user-gp4dx5br4s

10w↑4

The beggin NEVER WORKS!

@ms.kim7493

8w↑1

Lol 💯

@user-gp4dx5br4s

Begging only give the other person power it also makes a man look very weak and desperate. If you ever want a woman to lose respect for you just begging. You will never gain her respect I promise 💯.

@jacobrowden1

16w↑1

Imagine you just broke up with your man and then you see him on TV singing this

@CoreyHarvey-yf8tq

6w↑2

Beautiful music, nothing in today's music is competing with this 😢

@dontabaltimore1974

3y↑525

Teddy is 22 years old here with an amazing voice as a young man

@1983khd

2y↑6

That’s not teddy

@korigocrazy2262

2y↑46

@@1983khd it is teddy

@1983khd

2y↑9

@@korigocrazy2262 damn really? Thanks

@kimyattat

2y↑31

22 years old singing with so much raw emotions.

@Sook995

2y↑17

Looks way older' I love him💋💋💋💋💋

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@Wmu5

22w↑3

This BS MUSIC now a days makes one sick! Cannot compare to this magic… God Bless you all!

@u.s.n.retired1995

3y↑415

One of the best songs in the history of music!!!

@wanaraz

3y↑4

If you don't know me by now.

The love I lost.
Don't leave me this way.
Wake up everybody.
Give me just a little more time.
Always and forever.

@junepeterman1853

3y↑7

He was the greatest. What’s your favorite teddy song?

@feliciakidd9358

2y↑6

Yes it's a wonderful song

@u.s.n.retired1995

2y↑6

@@junepeterman1853 That's a hard question. But, if I had to pick one... "The Love I Lost." Take care.

@towagwahchristian8452

2y↑1

Facts💯

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@debbiebuckley9093

27w↑1

my people's needs to bring back our natural black ⚫️ hair 60s & 70s❤❤❤

@douggandy7903

1y↑39

Those opening vocals are so haunting

@darnicebriggs5023

11w↑1

Today music doesn't compare.

@dontehenderson2302

1y↑59

Their walk up to the mic in legendary

@corrynthiaiam9205

1y↑6

Smooth like butter

@jaimealvarez8896

50w↑2

@@corrynthiaiam9205 AMÉN AMÉN AMÉN México 🇲🇽. Jus watched Dead Presidents again since 1995&1996.

@michaelnixjr.familymembers9188

2y↑194

This song is dedicated to my mother Christine McNeil, and I'm praying for her.

@asafaust8869

1y↑7

Your mother is
blessed to have s good son. Continue to be there for her.

@mericmaximo1549

37w↑2

Sorry

@5purplecups

33w↑2

🙏🙏🙏

@5purplecups

32w↑3

🙏 rip your mother yo I lost my uncle and I miss that mf everyday

@KingofgraceSARA

23w↑1

The Lord bless your dear mother,Ms. Christine, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

@dlaquann7954

31w

I love this. Just look at our people with they natural hair, definitely our black women. I wish we could go back to when we loved our natural hair.

@maguettendiaye4308

1y↑2

I feel good when i see this afro-american singing

@ceboshembe

If a group of singers sing live and people in the audience grab their partners and dance, that singing group is excellent, bravo!!!!

@kirbywright709

10w↑3

Momma raise me differently.. I’m 32 year old black man and thinking of how my momma used to clean to this music and bbqs. Now it’s 11:30 at night and I just got done cleaning and this music felt a whole different way.

@hencefordspeakskhoza1262

1y↑3

2023 am still here ❤️

@lilliejackson6504

2y↑11

Mr. Lloyd Parks was only 19 when he open this tune👊🏽😎

@MindRegulatorMusic

I didn't know that! And he is now the last remaining group member. No WONDER they called him "the baby" of the bunch. Thank you! 😊

@lolbloodyhelhaha

9w↑1

just heard this for the first time in 2024, absolutely magnificent

@ilovegodandjesusjohn316

1y↑2

Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

@LaFaRa-LoVe

15w↑10

It’s “2024”I’m still listening Happy New Year who here with me 🙌🏽 ❤Omg they were so smooth their voices soothe your ears 🎶 🎤

@og6340

8w↑2

Man Teddy was a bad man in his day

@carolking1451

1y↑44

This song will always always make me cry. Grief never goes away completely. We just learn how to move along with it. Thank you, Teddy. I Miss You.

@yvonnesantiago3776

8w↑2

Can we just roll back the time and go to a house party to slow dance with your boyfriend to these slow jams 😢

@piustwelfth

2y↑10

Teddy looked much older than his age when he was younger, but looked younger than his age when he was older. His voice and sense of musicality were second to none.

@dannyaustin7124

1y↑1

The best part is they are singing and not acting. When music was great

@jeremymanning2132

3y↑403

This song was the first time I heard Teddy Pendergrass' voice. It blew me away and it still does.
Awesome video!

@feliciakidd9358

2y↑16

Yes he has a wonderful voice. I agree.

@jeremymanning2132

2y↑10

@@LoveShackSarah88
And to think he almost gave up singing to concentrate on playing drums!
We might never gave heard that incredible voice!
Happy listening Sarah.

@monilaninetynine3811

2y↑6

@@LoveShackSarah88 Yes, he was quite young with such an adult voice. One of the best to ever do it. RIP Teddy.

@hermeniaparker2466

2y↑4

Yessssss, Teddy stepped out on his own, and had a marvelous career in music.
Listen to….
It’s so good loving somebody when somebody loves you back.

@fybraines

2y↑1

shit tht man the goat 🖤

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@dashawnwhye5922

29w↑9

When my uncle passed I rolled up one and turned this on

@sheronhunter4358

Yass❤

@dashawnwhye5922

6w↑1

@@sheronhunter4358 it’s a emotional song and it makes me think of my mom too

@sheronhunter4358

6w↑1

@@dashawnwhye5922 blessings babe❤️

@johngeorgewashington1416

1y↑5

How can you not cry on this..oh my God..Thank you for mentioning that opening Wow..

@leigh6973

10w↑2

The talent displayed is unmatched. They never missed a step beat or note!

@alanrobertson2952

50w↑1

Here's a gem for some this song was written and originally recorded by the legendary David Ruffin he sold the rights of the song over to Harold Melvin .......

@ntokozonhlabathi8614

14w↑1

2024 I'm still here ❤🥺

@TheSecurityCamChannel

3y↑33

Lloyd had one of the most on point fros ever.

@sirjer73

2y↑1

Yeah him and Wes Unseld!!!

@stefonpatterson9194

23w

Are you sure that wasn't Jerry Cummings

@wendycampbell1949

1y↑17

Mr. Lloyd did that. His voice is an instrument. Just beautiful.

@davidleaper5164

2y↑254

Sadly we don't get music like this anymore, been replaced by talentless groups and individuals producing music we will forget about in ten minutes unlike this which is different class.

@faith2xxx

2y↑13

The music industry has been taken over by attorneys, bankers, and business people who know absolutely nothing about music. They just want to make a quick buck off of a bunch of gimmicks.

@rievans57

2y↑13

My theory is that as time goes by the further detached from the roots of music we become. Listen to the artists at the top of the charts today ask yourself do you hear the roots of music? That gospel, soul, jazz, blues sound. Sadly the answer is no.

@monilaninetynine3811

2y↑9

Musically speaking, this is the absolute worst time to be alive. It's truly sad and horrible. All I listen to is the oldies. 😔😔

@bryantanthonyjr94

1y↑6

All my kids listen to songs like this with me as I work they come and ask me to play it ..😊 so much soul I think the black community literally lost its way when we lost this genre.

@bryantanthonyjr94

1y↑1

Yea we get demonic songs about Wet A** P**sy (WAP) literal polluting degrading trash

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@Sheisneika0976

1y↑62

I hated this song as a kid. But when I grew older I understood the significance of this song. The pain in teddy’s voice sounds so amazing. He truly took the words to this song and made it amazing.

@chrissmith8803

25w↑1

Same

@clarenceandersoniii9306

19w↑1

Let's slow dance ❤

@Ravenbabe321

1y↑5

Bring back men singing like this. I felt his pain.

@dopest.dreadlocd.Ethiopian

12w↑1

And I’m still listening to it on my playlist in 2024 ❤

@solidsoldier9021

42w↑4

YOU'VE GOT TO BE MATURE & IN LOVE TO SING LIKE THIS.

@josephpetrizzojr5340

22w↑3

That's what you call grown folks music sung by the late great teddy Pendergrass and the bluenotes, RIP teddy and Harold you guys were the best.

@gavinvonmeyer3746

2y↑252

A masterpiece. The vibes the baseline, piano fills, drumming, the storyline, the guitar licks, the fabulous vocals. The Sound of 70's Philly.... Untouchable. Lloyd Parks falsetto parts, sublime, of which, He is one of thee most underrated falsetto singers.

@donmarco23

1y↑4

I cry every time🎶🎶🎶🎶. I swear. My Father🙏 and my girlfriend( Brenda )💔R.I.P
👑🤟⭐️🙌🕊 Queen #2023

@MrJames-cr6lu

2y↑7

I AM AT A LOST OF WORDS ... WOW! WE WILL NEVER SEE THIS TYPE OF TALENT EVER AGAIN ( SOUL MUSIC )

@naturalwoman3552

1y↑1

No weave, everybody got natural hair😩

@stevie324

29w

Soul Train was one of the few TV shows I was allowed to watch.........LHM, how lucky I was!!

@pheyo2346

41w↑1

Bro Teddy Pendergrass was only 21 at the time! Let that sink in

@isiahdaley477

2y↑7

All those beautiful black ppl with Afros 🖤

@patriciawilson155

40w↑3

Thank God for the 70's Groups of magnificent Talent and Don Cornelius for allowing us to see them perform on Soul Train ! ❤❤❤❤❤

@HeyPutTheGlassesOn

2y↑3

When music 🎶 had a soul and people use to dance 💃 🕺with each other TicTok is destroying our lives

@maxb6057

30w↑10

One of the smoothest soul melodies of any R and B era

@ivanmiller2755

16w↑1

Memory moment. My parents were having a house party. I was a little kid, this song was playing and the grown ups were slow dancing, I snuck in the living room and stole some snacks on the table for the guess, then I just stood there and started swaying back and forth to this song, they noticed me and I told me to go back to bed.....the 70s gotta love them

@jaylene.turner6524

3y↑44

@vicentetroyhunt4980

2y↑3

Thank you very much for the information.

@sirjer73

PHILLY SOUL in all its glory!!!!

@MindRegulatorMusic

Thank you! Reading the liner notes for more details is one of the things I miss most about albums. You could read while listening.

@tiff_says_so

1y↑3

I grew up on this music as a child hearing it on the radio, starting my morning getting dressed for elementary school, listening to Montague, the #1 syndicated disc jockey. Everyone that called in to his show would say, “I LOVE YOU MONTAGUE!!”

My husband just sent this to my email at 4 this morning…we’re not together because life happens and gets in the way. I never understood when I was young and people would say, love is not enough…now I understand😢. I’ve ALWAYS loved Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes… RIP to the late gr8 Mr. Pendergrass, the late gr8 Harold Melvin and the other Bluenotes that have passed💞🙏🏾……. and too my husband…I miss you too baby

@sandraatkins2539

2y↑3

Mr. Teddy Pendergrass had such a handsome face. Even his profile was gorgeous. I was fortunate enough to see him perform 4 times. How fortunate I was!!!He was definitely a total package. RIH Teddy.We miss you too.

@patricebrown777

2y↑50

Those men, those women, the glorious natural crowns, the moves the mood, the talent, the vocals. Forever gifted, unique, and blessed. The first time I heard this song, it blew me away. When the original footage is added, it's sublime.❤

@monilaninetynine3811

1y↑3

Us at the height of our beauty and talent. I'm ready to go back.

@MindRegulatorMusic

39w↑2

PERFECT description! I felt the same way when I discovered this video. #SoulTrainForever

@TruTh.HurTz_916

1y↑1

Man my momma died of cancer she was 43 i was 21 I jus turned 43 i will love 2 see 44 smh still lost

@ajamucollins4395

36w

Cancer is only just another word for "long sleep", I know I am still going to see my mom again and I try to find pieces of her in another people.

@jonathangary5118

22w↑9

Undoubtedly one of the best eras in soul music

@jessewise9004

This is where Jay Z sampled this can’t be life from

@tamtams9220

44w↑8

Still a Hit in 2023

@memphis_mademan901

13w

Thankful I was raised on these classics. We ain’t losing recipes over here

@user-ml4mm8tz9p

18w↑1

What a beautiful man what a voice and what courage when life dealt him a dirty blow I love him to this day my teddy bear ❤❤❤❤

@solidsoldier9021

26w↑1

ANYBODY WIT ME IN 23 ?😊

@wanaraz

3y↑27

When music was real and the best quality.

@vicentetroyhunt4980

2y↑2

I agree.

@patarawoodard1557

24w↑1

Love this song..when men didn't mind expressing themselves

@douganderson3295

32w↑8

An ALL-TIME classic!! If only we had video of them performing the full length album version

@Rachel-sp2kv

Men nowadays need to start keeping it real like this

@thebighomie4282

28w↑1

I've been listening to my mama's music a lot lately.

@johnronan6592

42w↑2

Them boys was high as a mf and still gave us a classic performance 😂😭 #soultrain

@warrenroy7333

2y↑76

That old school hits different!❤️❤️❤️

@hazelmarina

19w↑1

Right in the pit of the heart & soul. I wasn't born no where near this great era but its so rich so melodic the new people can't sing can't reach the pit of emotion theses artists did neve no way. I will play these songs forever everything else fades but real stays

@saadiqthegreat1

1y↑2

Light skinned dudes be killing the falsetto

@jonathanlyons230

2y↑5

Damn, I wish it was the long version Teddy sung the hell out this song a true legend ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@cjh6678

15w↑1

Gives me the chills at 40 years old.

@margaretdotson8606

25w↑1

Teddy P was a bad man with them vocals ❤

@28ddm

25w↑1

GREATEST LOVE SONG EVER WROTE.......HANDS DOWN.....

@glennusher4160

18w

Damnn.. I miss this error.. All the singers back then had real talent and perfectionist .. No auto tune or pitch correction.. Amazing.

@ALIENDNA14

17w

era*

@janosszegeti2280

13w

Soul Train Saturday afternoon around 12:30 pm.... When life was so much better. 💯 better then now, let me put it that way...

@daytonab8755

1y↑28

Teddy’s voice is magical

@bvad7884

2y↑3

Im so glad the younger generations are discovering this gem thanks to tiktok

@chrispbacon1167

I don’t think you’ll hear song today that’s simply about missing your women

@duwell6575

48w↑17

After Teddy's voice God broke the mould....Awesome👌

@robianddeni

26w↑1

Ohhhh I Miss You Miss you Miss you... This song is dedicated to the death of Goooooood Music.

@sblack812

3y↑114

Harold smiled soon hard when his brother hit that note right, it was like pride, acknowledgement and endorsement all in 1 . I think he even did a head nod of approval 😁

@DonC-TT

2y↑5

U know they were lip syncing tho

@sblack812

2y↑6

@@DonC-TT you just blew my biscuit 🤯

@teneil31

2y↑5

They have to lip sync on soul train

@jamaingross8704

2y↑4

@@sblack812 you just blew my biscuit..😂😂😂😂😂

@jamaingross8704

2y↑1

@@sblack812 you just blew my biscuit...that was so funny 😂😂😂😂

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@Babsiclez

2y↑62

“10 DAYS!!!” 😂 but for real Teddy’s voice absolutely impeccable ❤️

@QweenVictoriaYhoe

2y↑3

🤣🤣🤣 Swea that brung me to this song 🎶

@CMTheHollow

30w

This is music. Im 36 this was before my time but I can appreciate "Good" music.

@benjaminland6654

45w↑2

When I see these young Black beautiful young ladies here, I wonder what happened to our young ladies of today wearing weaves when it was unthinkable back in the 70s.