VERSE

Once I loved a man
And he loved me, too,
But that just couldn't last,
Good things never do;
'Cause my man has gone away,
Yes, my man has gone away.

  REFRAIN

Once I had a man
As sweet as he could be,
Once I had a man
And he was, oh, so right for me,
Kinda sandy hair,
Eyes so soft and blue
That you couldn't help but care
When he looked at you.
He called me Baby,
Baby all the time.
He said, “Baby, try to see,
Baby understand,
Baby, you're for me,
Won't you take my hand?”
But I pushed him away,
Wouldn't let him near,
Pushed him far away,
Now I'm wishing I could hear him call me Baby,
Baby all the time.
It's so lonely through the day,
Lonely, oh the night,
Lonely, lonely hours without that guy I held so tight.
Lord, I pray that you will listen to my plea,
Help him to forgive
So he'll come back to me and call me Baby,
Baby all the time.