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

[Verse 1] [MG:] Oh baby, there's a letter on the floor That I just can't read no more Cause the words upon its face are saying 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 & weep [Chorus] Oh baby, that's how it is since you've been gone That's how it is, I'm so all alone [Verse 2] [TT:] Now the curtains are drawn in my lonely room & the darkness fills the air & 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 [Chorus] [Verse 3] [MG:] Oh baby, you knew right from the start That my heart was in your hands [TT:] & your every, every wish, boy, was my command That's why I can't understand How you could leave me here helpless, dear Alone & afraid, oh how could such a mistake be made? [Chorus][x2]