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Smokey Robinson
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Smokey Robinson
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 19
Musician
Record Producer
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Singer-Songwriter
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Television Actor
Detroit
Michigan
William 'Smokey' Robinson
Jr.
Wm. Robinson
William Robinson
Jr.
Bill Smokey Robinson
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Mistakes, I know I've made a few. But I'm only human, you've made mistakes, too.
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Before you ask some girl for her hand now, keep your freedom for as long as you can now. My Mama told me, you better shop around.
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I will bring you a flower from the floor of the sea to wear in your hair.
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Baby, let's cruise, let's flow, let's glide.
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Pretty girls come a dime a dozen, try to find one who's gonna give you true loving.
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We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves
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And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.
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If I just gave you a piece of paper with the lyrics written down on it, it would mean something to you. It would tell you a story.
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People say I'm the life of the party Because I tell a joke or two Although I might be laughing loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue So take a good look at my face You'll see my smile looks out of place If you look closer, it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears.
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