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Ain’t That Peculiar (Second Version)Marvin Gaye

Songwriter: Warren “Pete” Moore Robert “Bobby” Rogers Marv Tarplin Smokey Robinson

Producer: Smokey Robinson

[Verse 1]
Honey, you do me wrong but still I'm crazy about you
Stay away too long and I can't do without you
Every chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more
But each hurt makes my love stronger than before
I know flowers go through rain
But how can love go through pain?

[Chorus]
Ain't that peculiar
A peculiar-ality
Ain't that peculiar, baby
Peculiar as can be

[Verse 2]
Oh, you tell me lies that should be obvious to me
I've been so much in love with you, baby, 'til I don't wanna see
That things you do and say are designed to make me blue
It's a doggone shame my love for you
Makes all your lies seem true
But if the truth makes love last longer
Why do lies make my love stronger (stronger, stronger, stronger)

[Chorus]
Ain't that peculiar, baby
Peculiar as can be
Ain't that peculiar
A peculiar-arity, hey, hey

[Bridge]
Ah-ah-ah (ah-ah-ah), hey hey (hey hey)
Ah-ah-ah (ah-ah-ah), hey hey (hey hey)
Ah-ah-ah (ah-ah-ah), ah-ah-ah (ah-ah-ah)
Woo...

[Verse 3]
I cried so much just like a child that's lost a toy
Maybe baby you think these tears I cry are tears of joy
A child can cry so much until you do everything they say
But unlike a child my tears don't help me to get my way
I know love can last through years
But how can love last through tears (tears, tears, tears)

[Chorus]
Now ain't that peculiar, baby?
Peculiar-arity
Ain't it peculiar, honey?
Peculiar as can be

[Outro]
Said I don't understand it, baby
It's so strange sometimes
Ain't it peculiar, darling?
Oh, baby

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye was one of the most consistent and enigmatic of the Motown hitmakers, with a career that exemplified the maturation of black pop into a sophisticated form spanning social and sexual politics.

Blessed with a mellifluous tenor and a three-octave vocal range, Gaye was among the most gifted composers and singers of his era. His life ended tragically one day before his 45th birthday, when he was shot to death by his father, an Apostolic preacher, after a violent argument.

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