This is UB40’s cover of the 1964 hit song by the Temptations. The reggae arrangement originated with Eric Donaldson.
This was the sixth single released from their 1989 album Labour of Love II
[Verse 1]
You got a smile so bright
You know you could've been a candle
I'm holding you so tight
You know you could've been a handle
The way you swept me off my feet
You know you could've been a broom
And baby you smell so sweet
You know you could've been some perfume
[Chorus]
Well you could've been anything that you wanted to
I can tell
The way you do the things you do
I like the way you do the things you do
[Verse 2]
As pretty as you are
You know you could've been a flower
If good looks were minutes
You know you could have been an hour
The way you stole my heart
You know you could have been a crook
And baby your so smart
You know you could have been a school book
[Chorus]
Well you could've been anything that you wanted to
I can tell
The way you do the things you do
I like the way you do the things you do
[Verse 3]
You make my life so rich
You know you could've been some money
And baby you're so sweet
You know you could have been some honey
[Chorus]
Well you could've been anything that you wanted to
I can tell
The way you do the things you do
I like the way you do the things you do
[Verse 4]
As pretty as you are
You know you could've been a flower
If good looks were minutes
You know you could've been an hour
The way you stole my heart
You know you could've been a crook
And baby your so smart
You know you could have been a school book
[Outro]
Well you could've been anything that you wanted to
I can tell
The way you do the things you do
I like the way you do the things you do
The way you do the things you do
I like the way you do the things you do
The way you do the things you do
I like the way you do the things you do
You made my life so sweet
I like the way you do the things you do
You made my life so sweet
I like the way you do the things you do
You made my life so sweet
The way you do the things you do
You made my life so sweet
The way you do the things you do
The Way You Do the Things You Do was written by Robert “Bobby” Rogers & Smokey Robinson.
The Way You Do the Things You Do was produced by UB40.