Smokey Robinson

Songwriter: Lawrence Hanks Rodney G. Massey

Producer: Robert Bowles Paul David Wilson Terry Fryer

Well, ooh, baby
(Hurt's on you)
Oh, say it again
(Love's put the hurts on you)
Ooh, baby
(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)

Love is full of surprises
For most we don't prepare
It makes a fool of the wisest
And sometimes seems so unfair
How could you lead me on, ooh, baby
Knowing I love so strong
Didn't you notice the pain
That day we stood in the rain and I cried
But you said, "what can I do"

Hurt's on you
I can't help it we're through
Love's put the hurts on you
I don't know what to do
Love's put the hurts on you
Hurt's on you, baby
(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
Yeah

Time brings on many changes
What's up one day is down the next
Cards switch hands, the table rearranges
And now it seems that you're perplexed
I could have told you that
One day, one day you would be back
Now you're feeling the pain
Of the blade that cuts both ways

Hurt's on you
Now you're feeling it too
Love's put the hurts on you
I don't know what you should do
Love's put the hurts on you
Yeah, hurt's on you, baby
(Ooh-ooh-ooh...)
Ooh...

(Hurt's on you)
Hurt's on you, baby
(Love's put the hurts on you)
Hurt's on you
(Love's put the hurts on you)
I don't know what you should do
(Love's put the hurts on you)
Yeah, 'cause love has hurt me too, baby
(Love's put the hurts on you)
Yeah, hurt for you, baby
(Love's put the hurts on you)
It's your turn to be blue
(Love's put the hurts on you)
Yeah, love has hurt me too, baby
(Love's put the hurts on you)
Hurt's on you
(Love's put the hurts on you)
Hurt's on you, 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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