Oh, I've been away so long From the place where I belong From the love that sees me through Ooh, how I'm missing you Looking at the people walking I double take 'cause I thought I saw you But it's just my mind, it's messing with me A mirage in this desert of loneliness A job to do, that's what I'm here for Hard work never hurt anyone Still, I wish I weren't so far away From the only thing that I am working for Do you understand? (Do you understand?) This is really what I'm going through Baby, I'm your man (Baby, I'm your man) And I do what I must do Oh, I've been away so long From the place where I belong From the love that sees me through Oh, baby, how I'm missing you Just as my luck would have it Held over for another day And the nights grow cold, it's harder to sleep With a vision of you running deep A second-guessing of my purpose Does the end justify the means? It was all so clear home with you Back to where you keep it straight for me Do you understand? (Do you understand?) This is really what I'm going through Baby, I'm your man (Baby, I'm your man) And I do what I must do For me and you I've been away so long From the place where I belong From the love that sees me through Oh, baby, how I'm missing you I really do I'm missing you Oh Oh, I've been away so long From the place where I belong From the love that sees me through Ooh, how I'm missing you Oh, I've been away so long From the place where I belong From the love that sees me through Oh, baby, how I'm missing you Oh, I've been away so long (I'm missing you) From the place where I belong From the love that sees me through Oh, baby, how I'm missing you