Smokey Robinson - I Don't Know Why lyrics

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Short instrumental intro.

Chorus 1:

I waited till I saw the sun.

Don't know why I didn't come.

I left you by the house of fun.

Don't know why I didn't come. I...

Don't know why I didn't come.

Verse 1:

When I saw the break of day,

I wished that I could fly away.

Instead of kneelin' in the sand,

Catchin' teardrops in my hand.

Bridge:

My heart is drenched in wine,

You'll be on my mind.

Forever.

Verse 2:

I would cross the angry sea,

Die in ecstasy.

But I would be a bag of bones,

Drivin' down the road alone.

Yeah-yeah-yeah.

Bridge:

My heart is drenched in wine,

Ahhh, you'll be on my mind.

Forever.

Chorus 2:

Something has to make you run.

Don't know why I didn't come.

I feel as empty as a drum.

Don't know why I didn't come. I...

Don't know why I didn't come.

Outro:

Oh-iii, don't know why I didn't come.

I-ii, don't know why I didn't come.

Lyrics with no parentheses denote a solo by Smokey Robinson.

Lyrics in single (parentheses) denote all backup singer(s).

Lyrics in double ((parentheses)) denote lead singer and backup.

Lyrics in single «brackets» denote some of the backup singers.

Lyrics that are underlined denotes a different group of backup singers.

Lyrics separated by a slash (/) mean the lyrics on opposite sides of the

slash are sung simultaneously.