Smooth Operator (Meshell Ndegeocello Version)

[Spoken Intro: Eric Schermerhorn]

He's laughing with another girl

And playing with another heart

Placing high stakes

Making heart ache

He's love in seven languages

Diamond nights and ruby light

High in the sky

Heaven help him when he falls...

[Verse 1]

Diamond life lover boy

Move through space with minimum waste, maximum joy

City lights, business nights

When you require streetcar desire for higher heights

No place for beginners or sensitive hearts

When sentiment is left to chance

No place to be ending but somewhere to start

[Chorus]

No need to ask

Smooth, smooth operator

Smooth, smooth operator

Smooth, smooth operator

[Verse 2]

Coast-to-coast, L.A., Chicago

(Western male)

Across the North and South, Key Largo

Love for sale

Key Largo

Love for sale

Love for sale

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

A license to love, insurance to hold

Melts all your memories and change into gold

His eyes are like angels when his heart is cold

[Chorus]

No need to ask

Smooth, smooth operator

Smooth, smooth operator

Smooth, smooth operator

Smooth, smooth operator