Smokey Robinson & The Miracles — Whos Gonna Take the Blame

[Intro] Mhm Mm-mm [Verse 1] We were just kids playin' in the rain When you threw a stone and you broke a windowpane You were so afraid for what you'd done That I held your hand, little one, and I wouldn't let you run, woah Then you turned to me with a look of shame on your face And your eyes asked a question ever so tenderly, oh [Chorus] Who will take the blame? Who's gonna bear the shame? Right then, I knew how it would always be Put the blame, put it on me Mhm [Verse 2] At the age of twelve, you were a fine young thing But I felt much older 'cause I had to shoulder the trouble you'd bring Like the time you pushed Sonny down and she cut her knee With those same big eyes, you turned and you looked at me, oh [Chorus] Who will take the blame? Who's gonna bear the shame? Right then, I knew how it would always be Put the blame, put it on me Put it on me, put it on me [Verse 3] Now you're all grown up and you're running wild And they're so surprised 'cause all along, you seemed like such a sweet child And there's nothing but bad news from all the friends I meet How you've become a, a woman of the streets, oh And they give me a million and one reasons why But when I analyze it, I know where the real fault lies, oh [Chorus] Who will take the blame? Who's gonna bear the shame? No doubt about it, ooh, this time rightfully Put the blame, put it on me, oh-oh Who will take the blame? (Who's, I said, who's) Who's gonna bear the shame? Put the blame, put it on me, oh-oh [Outro] Who will take the blame? Who's gonna bear the shame? Put the blame, put it on me, oh-oh Who will take the blame? (Put it on me) Who's gonna bear the shame? (Put it on me) Put the blame, put it on me