Aretha Franklin

Songwriter: Smokey Robinson

Producer: Luther Vandross

[Intro]
Hey, I got a secret
Sweetest daydream

[Verse 1]
You and me
I'm the land, you're the sea
Rushing me and tenderly kissing me
All along the shore
Love forever more

[Chorus]
Just my daydream (daydream)
Though it may seem (may seem)
Vague and far away, I dream it every day
It's just my day dream (daydream)
Though it may seem (may seem)
Too good to be true, that's 'cause it's all about you

[Verse 2]
You're the night, and I'm on cloud number 9
A private place we can find in our mind, hey, I can share with you
I'm always there with you too
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Chorus]
Just my daydream, though it seem
Vague and far away, I dream it every day
Hee, just my daydream, though it may seem
Too good to be true, that's 'cause it's all about you

[Bridge]
Crazy, crazy, crazy, that's what they call me
Lately I'm beginning to feel they may be right
'Cause anyone who's sane would have to be crazy to lie around
Daydreaming at night (daydreaming at night)
Daydreaming at night (daydreaming at night)
Daydreaming at night (daydreaming at night)
Daydreaming at night

[Verse 3]
You and me, I'm the land, you're the sea
Rushing in tenderly kissing me
All around the shore
Love forevermore

[Chorus]
It's just my daydream (daydream)
Though it may seem (may seem)
Vague and far away, I dream it every day
Just my daydream (daydream)
Though it may seem (may seem)
Too good to be true, that's 'cause it's all about you

[Bridge]
Ooh, crazy, crazy, crazy, that's what they call me
Lately I'm beginning to think they may be right
'Cause anyone who's sane would have to be crazy to lie around
Daydreaming at night (daydreaming at night)
Daydreaming at night (daydreaming at night)
Daydreaming at night (daydreaming at night)
Daydreaming at night

[Outro]
You and me, out of nowhere, suddenly
(In the nightfall, in the night)
And it's good, it's good, it's good, it's good
It's good to know you're there
Whatever's fair, sweet baby (in the nightfall, in the night)
(In the night) Thank you for the love
(Dream about you all the time) You set my way
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(In the nightfall ... in the night ... in the night)
And I've got a secret (dream about you all the time)
Sweetest daydream (in the nightfall)
Said I've got a secret (in the night)
Sweetest daydream, oh, yeah
You and me, baby
Out of nowhere, suddenly, oh
Thank you for the love
Mmm, mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Shabba-dabba-dwee-da-dwee...

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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