“These arms of mine,
They are lonely.
Lonely and feeling blue.
These arms of mine,
They are yearning.
Yearning from wanting you.
And if you would let them hold you,
Oh how grateful I will be.”

— Otis Redding

These Arms of Mine.
Song lyrics, Pain in My Heart (1964)

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American singer, songwriter and record producer 1941–1967

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