He's laughing with another girl
And playing with another heart
Placing high stakes
Making hearts ache
He's loved in seven languages
Diamond nights and ruby lights
High in the sky
Heaven help him
When he falls

Diamond life, lover boy
We move in space
With minimum waste and maximum joy
City lights and 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

No need to ask
He's a smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator

Coast to coast
LA to Chicago, western male
Across the north and south
To Key Largo, love for sale

Face to face, each classic case
We shadow box and double cross
Yet need the chase

A license to love
Insurance to hold
Melts all your memories
And change into gold
His eyes are like angels
But his heart is cold

No need to ask
He's a smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator

Coast to coast
LA to Chicago, western male
Across the north and south
To Key Largo, love for sale

Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator