I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

When you're near me I have difficulty respirating When you're near me I have difficulty concentrating When you're near me I have difficulty standing upright When you're near me I have difficulty sleeping at night I used to stand proud like a sphinx In a noble immovable state Then your heart nailed me under a jinx Now I'm feeling like a jellyfish Just a spineless wobbly jellyfish And it's great, great, so great When you're near me I have difficulty respirating When you're near me I have difficulty concentrating When you're near me I have difficulty standing upright When you're near me I have difficulty sleeping at night I used to stand high like a pine Just a piece of emotionless wood When you put your body near mine Now I'm feeling like a jellyfish Just a spineless wobbly jellyfish And it's good, good, so good I used to be an iceman Living in iceman town So I'm warning all you cool cool icemen You'd better be prepared to be melted right down Down When you're near me I have difficulty respirating When you're near me I have difficulty concentrating When you're near me I have difficulty standing upright When you're near me I have difficulty sleeping at night When you're near me I have difficulty When you're near me I have difficulty When you're near me I have difficulty When you're near me I have difficulty When you're near me I have difficulty When you're near me I have difficulty When you're near me I have difficulty...

I can tell 'cause it's plain to see I can tell the way you look at me Well, the way you smile and hold my hand Hey, pretty baby, I can understand I can tell, I can tell I know you don't love me no more I asked your mama and your papa, too (hoo-ahh-hoo) Just what more can a poor man do? (hoo-ahh-hoo) You been runnin' 'round with a heart-breaker child (hoo-ahh-hoo) Yeah, pretty baby, tryin' to put me down (hoo-ahh-hoo) I can tell, I can tell I know you don't love me no more No more You won't answer your telephone (hoo-ahh-hoo) When I knock on your door they say you're not at home (hoo-ahh-hoo) Well, your sister let me in and told me to wait (hoo-ahh-hoo) When you come home you show up late Now, I can tell I can tell I know you don't love me no more No more, baby No more Now, I can tell baby No more, baby Baby, no more No more, baby I can tell you no more No, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no No baby, no more baby I can tell, I can tell I know you don't love me no more No more, baby No more No, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no No more baby No, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no No more baby No, no, no, no, no No more baby I can tell, I can tell I know you don't love me no more

I can fucking tell, you still love me still Been through fucking hell riding on one way I can fucking tell, you still love me still They won't like my way, I say let I don't belive in the wedding bells, I don't believe in us She don't believe in a fairy tale, she don't believe in God I told the girl "When the summer chills, you get way too dark" She stood there with a left hand on a gun, right hand on her heart She don't believe in the antidote, she wanna feel the pain And every night is a holiday, it all feels the same I never die, never disappear, they're gonna know my name We both know when your up this high only the ceiling's changed I can fucking tell, you still love me still Been through fucking hell riding on one way I can fucking tell, you still love me still Girl, it never fails, you like, "This time it's real" I can fucking tell, you still love me still We done been through hell riding on one way I can fucking tell, you still love me still They won't ride my wave, I say, let 'em sail Front of my mind, you all night Champagne, champagne in nights We love fresh trims alright 'Cause I know high life, it's your time And I'm just a simple guy from the street where the gun go off I'm just a simple man from the dark where the sun go out I just wanna ride in a Porsche, with the top and the window off 'Cause I ain't never learned to play, deathbed or basketball I can fucking tell, you still love me still Been through fucking hell riding on one way I can fucking tell, you still love me still Girl, it never fails, you like, "This time it's real" I can fucking tell, you still love me still We done been through hell riding on one way I can fucking tell, you still love me still They won't ride my wave, I say, let 'em sail

Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe In yesterday Hey, suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be There's a shadow hanging over me Oh, yesterday came suddenly Oh, why (tell me why) She had to go I don't know She wouldn't say Oh, I (oh, I) Did something wrong Now I long For yesterday Yesterday Hey, love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe In yesterday

Sleigh bells ring, are you list'nin? In the lane, snow is glist'nin' A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight Walking in a winter wonderland Gone away is the blue bird Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song, as we go along Walking in a winter wonderland In the meadow we can built a snowman (yeah) Then pretend that he is Parson Brown He'll say "are you married?" We'll say "no man! But you can do the job when you're in town" Later on we'll conspire, as we dream by the fire To face unafraid, the plans that we've made Walking in a winter wonderland Gone away is the blue bird Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song, as we go along Walking in a winter wonderland In the meadow we can built a snowman (yeah) Then pretend that he is Parson Brown He'll say "are you married?" We'll say "no man! But you can do the job when you're in town" Later on we'll conspire, as we dream by the fire To face unafraid, the plans that we've made Walking in a winter wonderland