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You Came A Long Way From St. Louis

This version of You Came A Long Way From St. Louis was released by Marvin Gaye in 1964.

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You came a long way from St. Louis,
you climbed the ladder of success,
I’ve seen the town and country cars
that were parked out in front of your fancy address.

You came a long way from St. Louis,
you broke a lotta hearts between,
I’ve seen a gang of gloomy gals
who were doing alright till you came on the scene.

You came here from the middle west,
and certainly impressed the population hereabouts.
Well, baby, I got news for you, I’m from Missouri too.
So natcherly I got my doubts, you got `em dropping by the wayside,
A feeling I ain’t gonna know.

You came a long way from St. Louis,
but baby, you still got a long way to go.

Marvin Gaye has released many songs over the years besides You Came A Long Way From St. Louis. Marvin Gaye released songs from 1961 to 1985 spanning across albums like The Soulful Moods Of Marvin Gaye, That Stubborn Kinda Fella, Together, How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, Moods Of Marvin Gaye, Take Two, United, You're All I Need, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Easy, M.P.G., That's The Way Love Is, What's Going On, Trouble Man, Let's Get It On, Diana & Marvin, I Want You, Here, My Dear, Midnight Love, Romantically Yours, and Dream Of A Lifetime. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Marvin Gaye.

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