Smooth Lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah, woah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
How do you retain your cool, babe?
Seems your love breaks all the rules, hey, hey, hey
You may think that I'm a pro
But I can never seem to keep my control
How can you stand to take things so slow? Ooh
[Chorus]
Look at you (Yeah)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you
I can't keep my cool (Hey, yeah)
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you (Hey)
I can't keep my cool (Mmm)
[Verse 2]
I'm so used to getting what I want
When I want it and where I want it
In your field, I'm inexperienced
So inexperienced, oh
Hey, baby, I'm delirious, ooh
Yeah, woah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
How do you retain your cool, babe?
Seems your love breaks all the rules, hey, hey, hey
You may think that I'm a pro
But I can never seem to keep my control
How can you stand to take things so slow? Ooh
[Chorus]
Look at you (Yeah)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you
I can't keep my cool (Hey, yeah)
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you (Hey)
I can't keep my cool (Mmm)
[Verse 2]
I'm so used to getting what I want
When I want it and where I want it
In your field, I'm inexperienced
So inexperienced, oh
Hey, baby, I'm delirious, ooh
[Chorus]
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Oh, oh, hey)
When I'm around you (Yeah, oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh-oh)
Look at you (Oh, yeah)
You're so smooth (Oh, you're so smooth)
When I'm around you (Yeah)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, ooh)
[Interlude]
Oh, oh
I can't keep my— (Yeah, I can't)
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh
Yeah, hey
Hey, oh
Yeah, oh
Oh
[Verse 3]
So just like you, I keep my cool, yeah
(When you're around)
When you're around, I won't be the fool, yeah
You may think that I don't know
But all the things I want are in my control
How can you stand to take so slow?
Hey, hey, hey, ooh
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Oh, oh, hey)
When I'm around you (Yeah, oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh-oh)
Look at you (Oh, yeah)
You're so smooth (Oh, you're so smooth)
When I'm around you (Yeah)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, ooh)
[Interlude]
Oh, oh
I can't keep my— (Yeah, I can't)
Oh, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh
Yeah, hey
Hey, oh
Yeah, oh
Oh
[Verse 3]
So just like you, I keep my cool, yeah
(When you're around)
When you're around, I won't be the fool, yeah
You may think that I don't know
But all the things I want are in my control
How can you stand to take so slow?
Hey, hey, hey, ooh
[Chorus]
Look at you
You're so smooth (Hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Look at you (Oh, no)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you (Hey, hey)
I can't keep my cool
Look at you (Oh)
You're so smooth (Hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, hey)
Look at you (Ah, ah)
You're so smooth (Ah, ah)
When I'm around you (Hey)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, baby)
Look at you
You're so smooth (Yeah, oh)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, oh)
Look at you (You're so smooth)
You're so smooth (You're so smooth)
When I'm around you (So smooth, so smooth)
I can't keep my cool (Ooh)
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Hey, hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Hey)
Look at you (Oh)
You're so smooth
When I'm around you
I can't keep my cool (Ooh)
Look at you
You're so smooth (Hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Look at you (Oh, no)
You're so smooth (Oh)
When I'm around you (Hey, hey)
I can't keep my cool
Look at you (Oh)
You're so smooth (Hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, hey)
Look at you (Ah, ah)
You're so smooth (Ah, ah)
When I'm around you (Hey)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, baby)
Look at you
You're so smooth (Yeah, oh)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Oh, oh)
Look at you (You're so smooth)
You're so smooth (You're so smooth)
When I'm around you (So smooth, so smooth)
I can't keep my cool (Ooh)
Look at you (Hey)
You're so smooth (Hey, hey)
When I'm around you (Oh)
I can't keep my cool (Hey)
Look at you (Oh)
You're so smooth
When I'm around you
I can't keep my cool (Ooh)
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What did D'Angelo say about "Smooth"?
Genius Answer
He [D'Angelo] had played me the demos, and I thought the whole record was killing. D’Angelo’s chops were so unique that whether he played soul or jazz, it just sounded like him. However, on ‘Smooth,’ he played this Basie-like minimalist thing that was perfect.
Is there a live performance of the track?
Genius Answer
Yes!
- 1.One Mo’ Gin
- 3.Bullshit
- 6.Smooth
- 8.Really Love
- 9.So Far to Go
- 10.When We Get By
- 13.Alright
- 15.The ’Notic
- 18.So Cold
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Battery Studios (New York City)
Released on
July 3, 1995
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