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Goin' Up In Smoke

Eddie Kendricks

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

Eddie Kendricks

Eddie Kendricks

Vocals

Vincent Montana Jr.

Vincent Montana Jr.

Vibraphone

Norman Harris

Guitar

Bruce Gray

Keyboards

Michael Foreman

Michael Foreman

Bass Guitar

Ron Baker

Bass Guitar

Charles Collins

Charles Collins

Drums

Earl Young

Drums

Bobby Eli

Guitar

Thomas Joshua Tindall

Thomas Joshua Tindall

Guitar

Carlton Kent

Keyboards

Ron Kersey

Keyboards

T.G. Conway

Keyboards

Larry Washington

Larry Washington

Congas

Robert Cupit

Congas

Allan Wayne Felder

Allan Wayne Felder

Percussion

Don Renaldo

Horn

Barbara Ingram

Background Vocals

Carl Helm

Background Vocals

Carla Benson

Background Vocals

Evette Benton

Background Vocals

Phil Hurtt

Background Vocals

Ronald Tyson Presson

Ronald Tyson Presson

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Norman Harris

Composer

Allan Wayne Felder

Allan Wayne Felder

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Norman Harris

Producer

Lyrics

Talked to my friend again today

Forty days and forty nights

It rained all over the world

To be exact (To be exact)

Sinners played and disobeyed

The Word coming down

That's a fact (That's a fact)

Some people take it for a joke

Just can't understand

They nailed our Savior to the cross

But He told them all

He would rise again, rise again

I talked to my friend again today

This is what he had to say:

He said we're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

And we ain't got no hope

We're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

And we ain't got no hope

'Cause we're goin' up in smoke

I talked to my friend again today

Don't be afraid by what I say

Don't wait 'til Judgement Day

To start to pray

Stop the hate, killing now

We'll all have to go anyhow

Everybody's having tons of fun

But who's gonna take the blame?

Each day the Sun gets close to Earth

So we'll all go up in burning flames

Burning flames

I talked to my friend again today

This is what he had to say:

He said we're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

And we ain't got no hope

'Cause we're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke (Goin' up in smoke)

Goin' up in smoke

Hey, hey, we ain't got no hope

'Cause we're goin' up in smoke

Oh, I talked to my friend today

Everybody's having tons of fun

Who's gonna take the blame?

Each day the Sun gets close to Earth

So we'll all go up in burning flames

Burning flames

Talked to my friend again today

This is what he had to say:

He said we're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

And we ain't got no hope

'Cause we're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Hey, we ain't got no hope

'Cause we're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

We ain't got no hope

Said we're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

We ain't got no hope

Goin' up in smoke

Hey, hey, goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

We ain't got no hope

Goin' up in smoke

Goin', goin'

Yeah, sinners prayed, disobeyed

The Word coming down

That's why we're goin' up in smoke

And we ain't got no hope

Oh, no, no, no

Goin', ooh-hoo-hoo, yeah

Everybody's having tons of fun

Who wanna take the blame?

Burning flames

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

We ain't got no hope

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Hey, we ain't got no hope

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

We ain't got no hope

'Cause we're goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

We ain't got no hope

Goin' up in smoke

Hey, goin' up in smoke

Goin' up in smoke

And we ain't got no hope

Written by: Allan Wayne Felder, Norman Harris

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