That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone)

Oh baby, there's a letter on the floor That I just can't read no more 'Cause the words upon its face are sayin' goodbye There's a plate upon the table Filled with food I could not eat There's a made-up bed in the bedroom where I couldn't sleep I just sit and weep Oh baby, that's how it is since you've been gone That's how it is, I'm so all alone Now the curtains are drawn in my lonely room And the darkness fills the air And this old empty heart of mine is in despair Even though the tears I shed Washed the words away I could still remember every word you had to say They just wouldn't go away Oh baby, that's how it is since you've been gone That's how it is, I'm so all alone Oh baby, you knew right from the start That my heart was in your hands And your every, every wish, boy, was my command That's why I can't understand How you could leave me here helpless, dear Alone and afraid, oh how could such a mistake be made? But that's how it is since you've been gone That's how it is, I'm so alone, oh baby That's how it is since you've been gone That's how it is, I'm so alone That's how it is since you've been gone --- That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone) - Tammi Terrell and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell