When Smokey Sings [LP version 4:21]
Debonair lullabies in melodies revealedIn deep despair on lonely nightsHe knows just how you feelThe slyest rhymes, the sharpest suitsIn Miracles made real
Like a bird in flight on a hot sweet nightYou know you're right just to hold her tightHe soothes it right, makes it out of sightAnd everything's good in the world tonight
When Smokey sings, I hear violinsWhen Smokey sings, I forget everythingAs she's packing her thingsAs she's spreading her wingsThe front door might slamBut the back door, it ringsAnd Smokey sings, he sings
Elegance in eloquence for sale or rent or hireShould I say "Yes, I match his best"Then I would be a liarSymphonies soothe the rageWhen lovers' hearts catch fire
Like a bird in flight on a hot sweet nightYou know you're right just to hold her tightHe soothes it right, makes it out of sightAnd everything's good in the world tonight
When Smokey sings, I hear violinsWhen Smokey sings, I forget everything, yeahAs she's packing her thingsAs she's spreading her wingsSmashing the hellWith the heaven she bringsThen Smokey sings, he sings(But if he couldn't sing?)
Luther croonsSly's the original, originatorJames screamsMarvin was the only innovator (innovator)But nothing can compare,Nothing can compareWhen Smokey sings
When Smokey sings, I hear violinsWhen Smokey sings, I forget everythingAs she's packing her thingsAs she's spreading her wingsShe threw back the ringWhen Smokey singsSmokey singsSmokey sings