Ain’t That Peculiar

[Intro: Smokey Robinson]
Ooh, ain't that peculiar

[Verse 1: James Taylor, with Smokey Robinson]
Oh, honey, you do me wrong, but I'm still crazy about you
Stay away too long and I can't live without you
Every chance you get, you seem to hurt me more and more
Mmm, every hurt makes my love that much stronger than before
They say that flowers can grow from rain
Maybe my love can grow from pain

[Chorus: James Taylor, Smokey Robinson]
Ain't that peculiar, peculiarity (Ain't that peculiar)
Isn't that peculiar, darling? Peculiar as can be
Peculiar as can be (Ain't that peculiar)

[Verse 2: Smokey Robinson, with James Taylor]
You tell me lies that should be obvious to me
But I'm so much in love with you, baby, 'til I don't wanna see
That the things you do and say are designed to make me blue
(Designed to make me blue)
It's a doggone shame my love for you makes all your lies seem true
(All your lies seem true)
But if the truth makes love last longer
Why do lies make my love stronger?
(Stronger) Stronger

[Chorus: James Taylor, Smokey Robinson]
Ain't that peculiar (Ain't that peculiar)
It's peculiar as can be (Peculiarity)
Isn't that peculiar, baby? (Ain't that peculiar)
A peculiarity (Peculiar as can be)

[Bridge: James Taylor, Smokey Robinson]
Na, na, na (Na, na, na)
Hey, yeah (Hey, yeah)
Na, na, na (Na, na, na) (Ain't that peculiar)
Oh no (Oh no)
Na, na, na (Na, na, na)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey)
Can't understand it (Ain't that peculiar)
Oh no

[Verse 3: Smokey Robinson, James Taylor]
I cried so much just like a child who lost a toy
Or maybe baby, you think these tears I cry are tears of joy, oh
A child can cry just to try to get you to do everything they say
(Everything)
But unlike a child, these tears ain't never gonna help me get my way
(Never gonna let me get my way)
They say that love can last through years
Oh, but how can love last through tears? Tears

[Chorus: James Taylor, Smokey Robinson]
Ain't that peculiar (Ain't that peculiar)
Peculiar as can be (A mystery to me)
(Ain't that peculiar) Peculiarity

[Outro: Smokey Robinson, James Taylor]
So peculiar
Isn't that peculiar?
Oh, JT (Mhm) (Ain't that peculiar)
Tell her one more time for me
I can't understand it, Smokey, it's a real headscratcher
Ain't it peculiar?
Oh no, that's a mystery to me
It's strange (Ain't that peculiar)
It's odd (Ain't that peculiar)
I don't understand (Ain't that peculiar, baby)
It's a mystery (Ain't that peculiar)
A mystery to me, I don't understand
(Ain't that peculiar) Ain't it peculiar
(Ain't that peculiar) Yeah, yeah