Aretha Franklin

Released: September 16, 2003

Songwriter: Aretha Franklin

Producer: Aretha Franklin

[Verse 1]
My love
Oh baby, my love
It's always been you
You make me so damn happy
I thought I knew who you were
Oh, but after twice around
I can say exactly
Of course, this is love
And I never say (and I never say)
I didn't care about you
You sweet thing (you sweet thing)
But you can't pretend the serious burn
That I feel in my heart, and there it's
A wedding ring, oh

[Chorus]
I got to get over you
Ooh, but it's so hard
'Cause you're my everything
Baby, when I think of us when
It's in the tea leaves
That we won't get our turn

[Verse 2]
You can't always have what you want
You have to take the bitter with the sweet
I'm a big girl and I know what I want
Three nights in your arms would be
A super treat
Give it to me, baby

[Chorus]
I gotta get over you
Yeah, but it's so hard
Because you're my everything
Oh, when I think of us when
I know it's in the tea leaves
That we won't get our turn

[Bridge]
Oh baby; ooh baby
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy
Ooh baby, it's always been you
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy right now, baby
Ooh, ooh baby, you
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy
Ooh, it's always been you
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy
I remember the moment
Yeah, baby; yeah, boy, mmm-hmm
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy
Ooh, it's always been you
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy
Ooh, ooh baby, you
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy
Ooh, it's always been you
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy
Ooh, ooh baby, you
Hey boy, I'm so damn happy
Ooh, it's always been you
Hey boy...

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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