Songwriter: Smokey Robinson

Producer: Terry Johnson Smokey Robinson

[Chorus]
I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool
No, no, no, no, no

[Verse 1]
I'm only payin' the price for a trip I took to paradise
'Cause I looked into a pair of eyes
And what I thought was the look of love
Was only hurt in disguise
Too bad I didn't realize, oh but don't apologize, no, 'cause

[Chorus]
I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool
I should've did it myself
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool
No, no, no, no, no

[Verse 2]
I think it's pretty plain: holdin' you would take a ball & chain
Every bet I made was all in vain
'Cause what I thought was an ocean of love was just a wee drop of rain
Too bad that it couldn't rain, oh but you don't have to explain, no, 'cause

[Chorus]
I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool
I should've did it myself
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool
No, no, no, no, no

I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool
That's the thing to do
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool
No, no, no, no, no

[Verse 3]
I said, what I thought was sure to last, to last was just a minute instead
Too bad that I got misled, ah but you don't have to hang your head, no, 'cause

[Chorus]
I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool
I should've did it myself
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool
No, no, no, no, no

I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool
'Cause that's the thing to do
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool
No, no, no, no, no
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The 35th Anniversary Collection