Thousand Miles Away

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. Considered one of the major figures in soul music and rhythm and blues, and one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music, his singing style influenced other soul artists of the 1960s, and he helped to craft the short-living and powerful style of R&B that formed the basis of the Stax Sound. After appearing at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, he wrote and recorded "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Steve Cropper, which became the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts after his death in a plane crash. The Dock of the Bay reached number one on the UK A… more »

Year:: 1968
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You are thousand miles away
Ooh
I miss you darling, yeah
You are thousand miles away, yeah
Sure enough I need you honey, yeah

What's mine, baby, is yours
I want you to have it honey, oh
But you are thousand miles away, yeah yeah
Ooh
I can't give it to you honey

What's yours I know is mine
I want my share, give it to me now
I'm a thousand miles away
Ooh
I can't get it from you, honey

Yeah, oh Lord, I'm suffering now, hey

Thousand miles away
One thousand
Lord, let me here from you, honey
Ooh

What's mine, baby, is yours
I want you to get it baby
But you're a thousand miles away
One thousand
Ooh
I can't give it to you honey

Yeah, uh
Lord, you got me suffering baby
Can't see you honey
I don't wanna hear from you
Don't call me on the phone baby
I love you, I wanna see you girl

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