Smokey Robinson

When you came
Warm and tender and bittersweet
And surrendered to the love I had to give
I started to live, ooh, yeah, pretty baby

When you came, baby
Satisfaction was a dream fulfilled
Our reaction was so positive and I've
Never felt so alive

I never lived until you came
Ooh, baby
My life has never been the same

I blew my mind
Like a rocket at the end of countdown
Made my heart beat like a thousand drums
To each others and then some
All that happened to me

Yeah, when you came
For a moment, we were all there was
Nothing else existed, not the earth or the sky
Just you and I

I never lived until you came
Oh, baby, no
My life has never been the same
Ooh, baby, yeah

I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came

My, my, my, my, my
My life has never been the same
I, I, I, I, I
I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came
Ooh

Ooh, I never lived until you came
Ooh, baby, no
My life has never been the same
Ooh, baby, yeah
I never lived until you came

I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came
My life has never been the same

I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came
I never lived 'til you came

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.

more tracks from the album

Smokey’s Family Robinson

From the album

Smokey’s Family Robinson (1976)

Smokey Robinson popular songs

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Smokey Robinson

Smokey’s Family Robinson