Smokey Robinson

Songwriter: Smokey Robinson

Producer: Sonny Burke Smokey Robinson

The whippoorwill whippoor-won't
The weeping willows laughing
Sunday is moonlight
All wrong is alright
And I don't love you

Lorelei is Laura Truth
The fallen leaves are rising
So low is so high
Hello is goodbye
And I don't love you

When positive is negative
And make-believe's the real thing, yeah
When bottoms up and everybody's
Walking on the ceiling, uh-huh
Still I doubt if even that
Could make me lose the feeling, yeah
I'll never lose the feeling
Oh, I'll never lose the feeling

When morning comes in evening
And daily comes nightly, oh, baby
Or even if your love for me
Slackens up slightly, oh...
I doubt if I ever could
Take your love lightly, ooh...
I can never take your love lightly
Oh, take your love lightly
Lightly, lightly
Oh, take your lightly

Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, ooh, baby
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, ooh-ooh-ooh...
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, ooh, baby
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, ooh-ooh-ooh...

Yeah

(Ah-ah-ah...)

What never was is here again, yeah
The past is in the future
Black and white rainbows
Colorful shadows
And I don't love you

When morning comes in evening
When morning comes in evening
When morning comes in evening
When morning comes in evening

When morning comes in evening
And daily comes nightly
Baby, ooh, oh, baby, ooh...
Or even if your love for me
Slackens up slightly
Don't start slacken up
Don't stop backing up
I doubt if I ever could
Take your love lightly
Never, never take your love lightly
Oh, take your love lightly

When positive is negative
And make-believe's the real thing
Baby, ooh, oh, baby, ooh...
When bottoms up and everybody's
Walking on the ceiling
Walking, talking, upside-down
Still I doubt if even that
Could make me lose the feeling, yeah
Never, never, never lose the feeling

Feels so good
(Never lose the feeling)
Feeling, feeling
I'll never lose the feeling
Never lose the feeling
Feels so good, baby
Never, never, never, never...

Arguably the greatest songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, Robinson’s timeless creations for Motown, both for his own group and for other artists, provided the ultimate example of what a pop song can be. From The Beatles to Bob Dylan, the rest of the 60s followed in his wake

As if that wasn’t enough, he created a whole new genre in the mid-70s with “quiet storm”, a radio format named after one of his songs. He continues writing and performing today.

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