Songwriter: Marv Tarplin Smokey Robinson
Producer: Warren “Pete” Moore Smokey Robinson
[Verse 1]
There you were, beautiful
The promise of love was written on your face
You led me on with untrue kisses
Oh you held me captive in your false embrace
[Chorus]
Quicker than I could bat an eye
Seems you were telling me goodbye
Oh-oh just a minute ago your love was here
All of a sudden it seemed to disappear
Sweetness was only heartache's camouflage
The love I saw in you was just a mirage
[Verse 2]
We used to meet in romantic places
Oh you gave the illusion that your love was real
Now all that's left are lipstick traces
From the kisses you only pretended to feel
[Chorus]
And now our meetings you avoid
And so my world you have destroyed
Oh-oh just a minute ago your love was here
Oh baby all of a sudden it seemed to disappear
Yeah the way you wrecked my life was like sabotage
The love I saw in you was just a mirage
[Chorus]
Oh yeah you only filled me with despair
By showing love that wasn't there
Oh just like the desert shows a thirsty man
A green oasis where there's only sand
You lured me into something I should have dodged
Oh the love I saw in you was just a mirage
[Chorus]
Whooh yeah
Just like the desert shows a thirsty man
A green oasis where there's only sand
Ooh ooh ooh you lured me into something I should have dodged
There you were, beautiful
The promise of love was written on your face
You led me on with untrue kisses
Oh you held me captive in your false embrace
[Chorus]
Quicker than I could bat an eye
Seems you were telling me goodbye
Oh-oh just a minute ago your love was here
All of a sudden it seemed to disappear
Sweetness was only heartache's camouflage
The love I saw in you was just a mirage
[Verse 2]
We used to meet in romantic places
Oh you gave the illusion that your love was real
Now all that's left are lipstick traces
From the kisses you only pretended to feel
[Chorus]
And now our meetings you avoid
And so my world you have destroyed
Oh-oh just a minute ago your love was here
Oh baby all of a sudden it seemed to disappear
Yeah the way you wrecked my life was like sabotage
The love I saw in you was just a mirage
[Chorus]
Oh yeah you only filled me with despair
By showing love that wasn't there
Oh just like the desert shows a thirsty man
A green oasis where there's only sand
You lured me into something I should have dodged
Oh the love I saw in you was just a mirage
[Chorus]
Whooh yeah
Just like the desert shows a thirsty man
A green oasis where there's only sand
Ooh ooh ooh you lured me into something I should have dodged
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- Make It Happen (1967)
- Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (1968)
- Anthology (1974)
- The 35th Anniversary Collection (1994)
- Beg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol’ Box of ’60s Soul (1997)
- The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 7: 1967 (2007)
- The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 10: 1970 (2008)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles popular songs
- The Tears of a Clown
- Ooo Baby Baby
- The Tracks of My Tears
- I Second That Emotion
- Much Better Off
- A Fork in the Road
- My Business, Your Pleasure
- My Love Is Your Love (Forever)
- Promise Me
- There’s A Sad Story Here
- Yes, No, Maybe So
- I’m on the Outside (Looking in)
- Doggone Right
- You Must Be Love
- I Don’t Blame You at All
- Abraham, Martin and John
- Going to a Go-Go
- Choosey Beggar
- It’s Christmas Time
- My Girl
- The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
- Here I Go Again
- Point It Out (single version) (Mono)
- After You Put Back the Pieces (I’ll Still Have a Broken Heart)