Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles - The Tracks of my Tears lyrics

rate me

See Voice Key below.

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.