Alicia Keys

Songwriter: Alicia Keys

Producer: Kanye West

[Verse 1]
Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power, yeah
Some people live just to play the game

[Pre-Chorus]
Some people just don't know what they have
But boy, I'm so glad I got you
Some people say they search all their life
But boy, it's so nice I found you

[Chorus]
Some people want it all
I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
It means nothing, nothing
If I ain't got you

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, you you you
Ooh, you you you
Ooh, you you you, you you you, you you you

[Verse 2]
Some people search for a fountain
Promises forever young
Some people need roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them, baby

[Pre-Chorus]
Some people just don't know what they have
But boy, I'm so glad I got you
Some people say they search all their life
But boy, it's so nice I found you

[Chorus]
Some people want it all
I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
It means nothing nothing
If I ain't got you

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, you you you
Ooh, you you you
Ooh, you you you, you you you, you you you
Ooh, you you you
Ooh, you you you
Ooh, you you you, you you you, you you you

[Spoken Interlude]
Uh, yeah
That's how I feel
I wanna say more, but...
The last record I did with Kanye
Talked your ear off so, haha
All I wanna say is...

[Sung Interlude]
Baby, baby
Nothing in this whole wide world
Don't mean a thing
I ain't got you with me, baby

[Chorus]
Some people want it all
I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
It means nothing nothing
If I ain't got you

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, you you you
Ooh, you you you
Ooh, you you you, you you you, you you yo

Gifted with one of the finest voices of the early 21st century and exceptional talent, the famed Alicia Keys is a recognized, award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. She was born on January 25, 1981 in New York.

Her debut album Songs in A Minor launched her career as she became the best-selling new artist of 2001. Her follow-up album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) and her album for the MTV Unplugged series in 2005 further cemented her at the top of the pop and R&B game. Her biggest hits are powerful ballads like “Fallin',” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and “No One.”

On January 15, 2019 Pop/R&B legend and 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys was announced as the host of the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. This will be the first time Keys has been the master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night.

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