Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles - The Tracks of my Tears lyrics
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Intro featuring Marv Tarplin on guitar.
M: Doo-doo doo-doop, doo-doo-GM:-doo-doop,
M: Doo-doo doo-doop, doo-doo-doo, GM: doo-doo-doo.
Verse 1"
SR: People say I'm the life of the party,
'Cause I tell a joke or two.
Although I might be laughin' loud and hardy,
Deep inside I'm blue.
Chorus:
SR: So, take a All: good look at my face,
SR: You'll see my smi-ile,
All: Looks out of place.
SR: If you look All: closer
All: It's easy to trace,
SR: The tracks of my tears./ GM: /Doo-ooo.
GM: Doo-ooo-ooo-ooo.
SR: I need you GM: Need you.
SR: Need you. GM: Need you.
Verse 1:
SR: Since you left me,
If you see me with another girl,
Seemin' like I'm havin' fu-uh-hun,
SR: Although she may be cute,/
M: /Doo-doo doo-doop.
SR: She's just a substitute,/
M: /Doo-doo GM: doo-doop.
SR: Because,/
M: /Doo-doo doo-doop.
SR: You're the permanent one./
M: /Doo-doo.
GM: Doo-doo-doo-doo.
Chorus, repeated with slight style and word changes:
SR: So, take a goo-ood/ GM: /good
All: Look at my face. SR: Oh-oh-ha.
SR: You'll see my smi-hile/ GM: /smile
GM: /Looks out of place./
SR: /Yeah, look a little bit All: closer,
SR: Aw, the tracks of my tears./ GM: /Doo-ooo.
GM: Doo-doo-doo-doo./ SM: /Oh-ho-ho-oh,
SR: I need you GM: Need you.
SR: Need you. GM: Need you.
Bridge:
SR: Hey-ay hey-yeah,
GM: Outside SR: I'm masquerading,
GM: Inside SR: my-ay hope is fading.
GM: Just a clown, SR: Ooo, yeah,
SR: A-since you put me down,
SR: My All: smile is my make up,
All: I wear since my break up with you.
Chorus, repeated with slight style and word changes:
SR: Baby, take a All: good look at my face,
SR: Ohoh-ha.
SR: You'll see my smi-hile/ All: /smile,
All: /Looks out of GM: place./
SR: /Yeah, just look All: closer
SR: And All: it's easy GM: to trace,
SR: Aw, the tracks of my tears./ GM: /Doo-ooo./
Outro:
SR: /Baby, baby-baby-baby./ GM: /Doo-doo doo-doo.
SR: Take a goo-hood/ GM: /good
All: Look at GM: my face,/
SR: /Ooo-ooo, yeah, you'll see my All: smile
GM: Looks out of place./ GM: /Oooo.
SR: Look a little bit All: closer
Fade.
GM: It's easy to trace,/
SR: /Yeah, the tracks of my...
VOICE KEY:
Lyrics preceded with SR: denote solo by Smokey Robinson.
Lyrics preceded with M: denote just the male group members sing without SR.
Lyrics preceded with GM: denote all the group members sing without SR.
Lyrics preceded with All: denote everyone sings.
Lyrics separated by a slash(es) (/) mean the lyrics on opposite
sides of the slash(es) are sung simultaneously or overlap.