Smokey Robinson

Why you want to see my bad side
Baby, baby
Don't you know you drive me crazy
Oh, yeah, it's true, you do
Why don't you just let me love you
The way I want to
I just want to kiss and hug you
Oh, yeah, it's true, I do
Can't you see, it's you and me
Not them, not those, not they
But it's you and me, baby, yeah

You want to see my bad side
Just fussin' over nothin' and gettin' mad, well
Verbal stones hurt my love bones
Got me doin' things against my nature, yeah
Sometimes I think I overrate you

Child, honey, honey child
I just want to treat you right now, baby, yeah
Treat you good, you know I could if you let me, well

Well, well, baby, oh...
Ah...

I know with love comes from problems
But jumpin' up and down just ain't gonna solve 'em, no, no
Sometimes I want to leave you alone, baby
I don't dig no sadomasochism, no
It just throws my life all out of rhythm

Oh, child, honey, honey child, yeah
I just want to treat you right now, baby, baby
Treat you good, you know I could if you let me

Why you want to see my bad side
Baby, baby
Don't you know you drive me crazy
Oh, yeah, it's true, you do
Why don't you just let me love you
The way I want to
I just want to kiss and hug you
Oh, yeah, it's true, I do
Can't you see, it's you and me
Not them, not those, not they
You and me, baby, yeah
Ow!

Oh-oh, child
Ooh, baby, oh, yeah
Want to see my bad side
I just want to treat you right now, baby
Let me, let me, let me, let me, let me
Treat you right now, baby
Treat you good, you know I could if you let me

Well, well, baby, well, baby, yeah

Why you want to see my bad side
Baby, baby
Don't you know you drive me crazy
Oh, yeah, it's true, you do
Why don't you just let me love you
The way I want to
I just want to kiss and hug you
Oh, yeah, it's true, I do
Can't you see, it's you and me
Not them, not those, not they
You and me, baby

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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