Michael Jackson – Lonely Teardrops

Song written by Berry Gordy for one of Michael’s idols, Jackie Wilson, who took it to no.1 on the R&B singles chart and no.7 on the Hot 100 in the US.

It was recorded between 1970-73 by Michael as a favour to Gordy, finally released on Michael’s LOOKING BACK TO YESTERDAY, issued in 1986 and available in "Hello World – The Motown Solo Collection" album issued in 2009.

Lonely Teardrops – Lyrics

Lonely teardrops, my pillow never dries
Lonely teardrops, come home, come home
Just say you will, just say you will (say you will)
Say you will (say you will)
Hey hey (hey hey)
My heart is cryin’, cryin’

Lonely teardrops, my pillow never dries
Lonely teardrops, come home, come home
Just say you will, just say you will (say you will)
Yeah baby (say that you will)
Say you will (hey hey)

Just give me another chance, for a romance
Come on and tell me, when do you return
‘Cause every day that you been gone away
You know my heart does nothin’ but burn, cryin’

Lonely teardrops, my pillow never dries
Lonely teardrops, come home, come home
Just say you will, say you will (say you will)
Say you will (say that you will)
C’mon, c’mon (c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon)
Say it right now baby (say that you will)
C’mon, c’mon (c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon)
Say that you will (say that you will)
Yeah, c’mon (c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon)
Hey hey (say that you will)
Say it right now baby (c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon)
Say that you will (say that you will)
C’mon, c’mon (c’mon, c’mon, c’mon, c’mon)
Hey, say that, say that, hey
(fades out)