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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello
Performer
Eric Schermerhorn
Eric Schermerhorn
Narrator
Jeff Parker
Jeff Parker
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sade Adu
Sade Adu
Songwriter
Raymond St. John
Raymond St. John
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He's laughing with another girl
And playing with another heart
Placing high stakes, making hearts ache
He's love in seven languages
Diamond nights and ruby lights
High in the sky
Heaven help him
When he falls
[Verse 2]
Diamond night, lover boy
Move through space
With minimum waste
Maximum joy
[Verse 3]
City lights, business nights
When you require
Streetcar desire
For higher highs
[Verse 4]
No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
When sentiment is left to chance
No place to be ending but somewhere to start
[Verse 5]
No need to ask
[Verse 6]
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator
[Verse 7]
Coast to coast, LA
Chicago
(Is she mad?)
Cross the north and south
Key Largo (Love for sale)
Key Largo (Love for sale)
[Verse 8]
A license to love, insurance to hold
Melts all your memories and change it to gold
His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold
[Verse 9]
No need to ask
[Verse 10]
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator
Smooth, smooth operator
Written by: Raymond St. John, Sade Adu

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