I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL
Smokey Robinson


I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool 
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool 
No no no no no 
I'm only payin' the price for a trip I took to paradise 
'Cause I looked into a pair of eyes 
& what I thought was the look of love was only hurt in disguise 
Too bad I didn't realize, oh but don't apologize, no, 'cause... 

I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool 
I should've did it myself 
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool 
No no no no no 
I think it's pretty plain: holdin' you would take a ball & chain 
Every bet I made was all in vain 
'Cause what I thought was an ocean of love was just a wee drop of rain 
Too bad that it couldn't rain, oh but you don't have to explain, no, 'cause... 

I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool 
I should've did it myself 
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool 
No no no no no 
I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool 
That's the thing to do 
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool 
No no no no no 

(instrumental) 

I said, what I thought was sure to last, to last was just a minute instead 
Too bad that I got misled, ah but you don't have to hang your head, no, 'cause... 

I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool 
I should've did it myself 
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool 
No no no no no 
I don't blame you at all 'cause you played it cool 
'Cause that's the thing to do 
You don't owe me a thing 'cause I played the fool 
No no no no no 
...& fade