Aretha Franklin

Released: September 16, 2003

Songwriter: Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis James “Big Jim” Wright

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis James “Big Jim” Wright

[Intro]
Ladies, ladies, and women all over the world
I know you understand where I'm coming from
Right here, right now, ri-ri-ri-ri-right now
Oh yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
We all know this girl

[Verse 1]
Here we go with the trick questions
They bring up to bring down confidence
Always throw out a sly comment
Like, is your man faithful?
What time does he get home?
Don't worry, I ain't going to need your help
I'm going to watch y'all go home by yourself
A lil' bit of my man's sweet love
Is a whole lot better than none

[Chorus]
Don't you know that everybody's somebody's fool
You watch somebody running game
But you never have a clue
Somebody's breaking every rule but it's always cool
Don't you know that everybody's somebody's fool
Hear me now

[Verse 2]
Skip the drama, use common sense
You don't have love if you don't have patience
He's out in the street, yeah, but don't forget
My twice a week and that almighty paycheck
See, I don't even sweat it, I get so much happiness
If I just put up with a lil' bit a bullshit
A lil' bit of my man's sweet love
Is a whole lot better than none

[Chorus]
Don't you know that everybody's somebody's fool
You watch somebody running game
But you never have a clue
Somebody's breaking every rule but it's always cool
Don't you know that everybody's somebody's fool
Oh yeah, yeah

[Verse 3]
(Think no evil) when somebody comes home
(Hear no evil) I don't want to know
(See no evil) I just want to see love
Because somebody always takes care of everybody's wants
Don't interrogate 'bout how he spends his spare time
Whatever he chooses to do is fine, yes it is
'Cause in my heart I believe he's all mine
'Cause you think I can't see
Doesn't mean that I'm blind

[Chorus]
Don't you know that everybody's somebody's fool
You watch somebody running game
But you never have a clue
Somebody's breaking every rule but it's always cool
Everybody's somebody's fool
Don't you know that everybody's somebody's fool
You watch somebody running game
But you never have a clue
Somebody's breaking every rule but it's always cool
Everybody's somebody's fool
Everybody's somebody's fool
You watch somebody running game
But you never have a clue (smooth, ain't he?)
He's breaking every rule but it's always cool
Don't you know that everybody's somebody's fool

Listen, girl, you better learn this

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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