“Oh, If I should die tonight
Oh baby, though it be far before my time
I won't die blue, sugar yeah
'Cause I've known you.”

—  Marvin Gaye

If I Should Die Tonight, co-written with Ed Townsend.
Song lyrics, Let's Get It On (1973)

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American singer-songwriter and musician 1939–1984

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