David Ruffin - Message from Maria Lyrics

[Verse 1]Ooh, I'm sitting at homeAll alone by the telephoneWishing my Maria were here with meSo long ago, so long ago, she said "Never no more"Then suddenly, I heard, I heard a knock upon my doorAnd I heard a voice say[Chorus]I've, oh, I've got a message from Maria, yes I haveI prayed, I prayed that once again, I'd see her faceOh, I've, ooh, I've got a message from MariaOh, I hope, oh, I hope I'm gonna see my Maria againOoh (I've got a message from Maria)Oh, oh, yeah, yеah[Verse 2]She wrote, "Dear, my lovе for you still lingers on", on and on and on"But by the time, by the time you get this letter, I may be gone", that's what she saidI could see the tears on the paperWhere Maria, Maria had been crying, yes she hadThe boy said "Son, she called out your name just before she died"[Chorus]Yes, yes, I(I've got a message from Maria) Ooh, ooh, I've got a message from MariaBut I know I'll never, I'll never see my Maria againOh, yes, I said I(I've got a message from Maria) Ooh, I've got a message from Mari, MariaBut I know, but I know I'll never see my Maria again[Verse 3]Oh, it hurt so bad (It hurt so bad)It hurt so bad to realiseThat I would never again kiss those sweet lipsOr gaze into those soft brown eyesOoh, her tender touchUsed to mean so much to me, oh yes it didEvery time I close my eyesI can still seeOh, I see her lovely faceI see her lovely face and the way she used to smile, yes I doAll the little things, the little lovin' thingsShe used to do to make my life worthwhileOh, I'm lonely now, I'm so lonely now since she's been gone, oh yeahI'm so lonely, I'm so lonely and I can't bear to carry this cross alone[Chorus]Ooh, oh, I, I've got a message (I've got a message from Maria)I've got my message from MariaOh, I know (I know, I know)Uh huh, I'll never, never ever gonna see my Maria ...