“Cruisin',” this quiet-storm love song by D'Angelo, is a cover of Smokey Robinson’s 1979 hit of the same name. The track was released as the second single from his debut album and peaked at #10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #53 on the Hot 100 chart.
Angie Stone, who dated D'Angelo at t...
[Verse 1]
Yeah, baby, let's cruise away from here
Don't be confused, baby, the way is clear, uh
And if you want it, you got it forever
Oh, this is not a one night stand, baby
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, let the music take your mind
And just release and you will find, baby
[Chorus]
We're gonna fly away
Glad you're going my way
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Hey, cruisin' with me, baby)
Music was made for love (Cruisin')
Cruisin' is made for love (Hey, oh, baby)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Ooh, yeah, mmm)
[Verse 2]
Baby, tonight belongs to us (Baby, tonight)
Everything's right, do what you must, baby (Oh, yeah)
And inch by inch, we get closer and closer (Oh, oh)
Every little part of each other, ooh, baby, baby
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, let the music take your mind
Just release and you will find, baby
[Chorus]
We're gonna fly away (Hey, baby)
Glad you're going my way (I love it)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Oh, baby)
(Music was made for love)
Music was made for love (Hey)
Cruisin' is made for love (Oh, oh, babe)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (I love it, I love it, love)
We're gonna fly away (Oh, yeah)
Glad you're going my way (Glad you're goin' my way, hey)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Oh-oh)
Music was made for love (Hey)
Cruisin' is made for love (Made for love)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Yeah)
[Interlude]
Oh-ooh, cruise with me, baby, baby
Oh, yeah, baby
Hey
Ooh, yeah
Oh, baby
[Bridge]
Oh, baby, let's cruise, let's flow, let's glide
Ooh, let's open up and go inside
And if you want it, you got it forever
I can just stay there inside you and love you, baby
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, let the music take your mind
And just release and you will find, baby
[Chorus]
We're gonna fly away (We're gonna)
Glad you're going my way (Oh, yeah)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Cruisin')
Music was made for love (Ooh)
Cruisin' is made for love (Made for love, baby)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Oh, ooh, we're gonna, yeah)
We're gonna fly away
Glad you're going my way (Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, baby)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (I love it, yeah, oh, baby)
Music was made for love (Music)
Cruisin' is made for love (Made it for love, hey, yeah)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
We're gonna fly away (Hey, hey, yeah)
Glad you're going my way
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Love it when we cruise, babe)
Music was made for love (Come on, baby)
Cruisin' is made for love (Music was made for love)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Uh-uh)
We're gonna fly away (We're gonna fly away)
Glad you're going my way (Oh, baby)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Come on and cruise for me, baby)
Music was made for love (Happy, yeah)
Cruisin' is made for love (Oh, oh, oh)
I love it when we're cruisin' together (Yeah, yeah, baby)
[Outro]
Yeah
Cruise
Ooh, sweet, baby
Cruisin’ was written by Marv Tarplin & Smokey Robinson.
Cruisin’ was produced by D’Angelo.
“Cruisin'” peaked at #10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #53 on the Hot 100 chart.