Smokey Robinson

Songwriter: Richard Williams

If you could only let me in
I know that love, it would begin
If only I could rap to you
I know this love would capture you

Yes, and take you on a merry-go-ride of love, oh...
A spinning, turning, floating on air kind of love

Come on, give in, baby, come with me
Your troubled mind and hang-ups, I'll set them free
Come into me, 'cause I'm into you
Unleash your massive passion, let love come through

Yes, and take you on a merry-go-ride of love, oh...
A spinning, turning, floating on air kind of love

Don't you want to ride
Don't you want to ride

Yeah, take you on a merry-go-ride of love
A spinning, turning, floating on air kind of love
Yeah, take you on a merry-go-ride of love
A spinning, turning, floating on air kind of love

Don't you want to ride
Don't you want to ride
Don't you want to ride
Don't you want to ride
Don't you want to ride

(Ride)
Yeah, on a merry-go-ride of love
(Ride)
Yeah, ride on a merry-go-ride of love

I'll take you on a merry-go-ride of love
A spinning, turning, floating on air kind of love
Take you on a merry-go-ride of love, yes
A spinning, turning, floating on air kind of love

Yes, I'll take you on a merry-go-ride of love
A spinning, turning, floating on air kind of love
Take you on a merry-go-ride of love
A spinning, turning, floating on air kind of love
Take you on a merry-go-ride of love...

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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