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HoneyAretha Franklin

Released: February 22, 1994

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: Daryl Simmons LA Reid Babyface

[Verse 1]
I gave you my heart
And I gave you my time
I gave you all of my money
Anything to keep you satisfied, yeah, yeah
But the one thing I didn't count on
Is that you would do me so bad
If there's one thing I know, I love you for sure
I don't understand why you treat me so bad

[Chorus]
Honey (Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Honey, baby (Honey, baby)
Honey
Why do I love you so much?
Honey
Why do I love you so much? (Tell me, tell me, baby)
Honey
Honey, baby
Honey
Why do I love you so much?
Honey
Why do I love you so much? (Oh...)

[Verse 2]
I gave you the world, baby
Anything that your heart desires
And I didn't ask for one thing in return
I was there for you right down to the wire
So why'd you have to dog me, baby
You did everything but care
And the words come and go, and I still can't let go
I'm losing my head and I don't understand

[Chorus]
Honey (Honey)
Honey, baby (Honey, baby)
Honey
Why do I love you so much?
Honey
Why do I love you so much? (Whoa, baby)
Honey
Honey, baby
Honey
Why do I love you so much?
Honey (Oh...oh...)
Why do I love you so much

[Bridge]
I can understand if it wasn't good enough
I was too good to the end, much too good for you
Some folks say you just ain't no good
I try to let go, but I still need to know

[Chorus]
Honey
Honey, baby (Oh, oh, oh)
Honey
Why do I love you so much? (Somebody tell me)
Honey (Oh...)
Why do I love you so much (Oh...oh...oh...oh...)
Honey (Honey)
Honey, baby
Honey (Honey)
Why do I love you so much? (So much)
Honey (So much, oh yes)
Why do I love you so much? (Help me, help me, help me, help me)
Honey (Oh)
Honey baby (And I get weak when I see you)
Honey (Mmm, hmm)
Why do I love you so much? (Why do)
Honey
Why do I love you so much?
Honey (Yeah)
Honey, baby (Honey, baby)
Honey (Honey)

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known simply by her first Aretha. She is the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul” with a legacy that spans five decades. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Aretha began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Aretha embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records with modest success.

After moving to Atlantic Records in 1967, she released a steady string of US top ten hits through 1973 including “Spanish Harlem”, “Chain Of Fools”, “Baby I Love You”, “Since You’ve Been Gone”, “Daydreaming”, “The House That Jack Built”, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", ”Think“ and her first chart-topper “Respect” – a song that also won Aretha her first of 18 Grammys. During this time, several of her songs were also successful overseas.

By the mid-70s, Aretha’s commercial success waned and she left Atlantic for Clive Davis' Arista Records in 1980. Her 1982 song “Jump to It,” returned her to the top 40 for the first time in six years. 1985’s Who’s Zoomin' Who? got her back into the top 10 twice with its title track and “Freeway Of Love”. Four more songs reached the top 40 through 1986.

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