There Goes My Baby
Marvin Gaye Lyrics

(Bo-bo, doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
The song kicks off with upbeat sounds of instruments accompanied by humming

(There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
The singer watches his ex-girlfriend leave and move on with her life

(There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
The singer continues to watch his ex-girlfriend leave and move on with her life

(Bo-bo) (doo-doot-doo-doo)
The artist repeats the humming from the beginning of the song

(Bo-bo) (doo-doo-doo-doo)
The artist continues to repeat the humming from the beginning of the song

(There goes my baby, movin' on down the line)
The singer acknowledges that his ex-girlfriend is leaving him and moving on

Wonder where, wonder where, wonder where she is bound?
The singer wonders about his ex-girlfriend's final destination

I broke her heart and made her cry
The artist is responsible for causing his ex-girlfriend emotional pain

Now I'm alone, so all alone
The artist is lamenting his current state of loneliness after losing his ex-girlfriend

What can I do, what can I do?
The artist is struggling to find a solution to his recent breakup

(There goes my baby) Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
The singer repeats the earlier line as his ex-girlfriend's departure sinks in

(There goes my baby) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The artist repeats yet again, focusing on his ex-girlfriend's departure

(There goes my baby) Whoa-oh-oh-oh
The singer repeats the line once more, this time with a sense of finality

(There she goes) Yeah! (There she goes)
The singer continues to watch his ex-girlfriend leave and move on with her life

I want to know if she loved me
The singer is questioning whether his ex-girlfriend ever truly loved him

Did she really love me?
The artist is questioning whether his ex-girlfriend ever truly loved him

Was she just playing me for a fool?
The artist is questioning whether his ex-girlfriend was using him and never actually loved him

I wonder why she left me
The singer is pondering why his ex-girlfriend decided to leave him

Why did she leave me so all alone
The singer is lamenting the fact that his ex-girlfriend left him and he is now alone

I was gonna tell her that I loved her
The artist planned to express his love to his ex-girlfriend before she left

And that I need her
The artist planned to express his need for his ex-girlfriend

Beside my side to be my guide
The artist wanted his ex-girlfriend to continue to be by his side and help him navigate life

I want to know where is my (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo)
The singer repeats the earlier humming, expressing his desire for his ex-girlfriend

Where is my baby (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo) ?
The artist is questioning where his ex-girlfriend is and what she's doing now

I want my baby
The singer wants to be reunited with his ex-girlfriend, whom he calls "baby"

I need my baby
The singer feels he cannot navigate life without his ex-girlfriend by his side

Yeah, whoa-oh-oh
The singer punctuates his lament with an emotional exclamation

(There goes my baby)
The artist finds himself back where he started, watching his ex-girlfriend depart

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
The artist repeats the earlier refrain, expressing his sorrow and despair