Whitney Houston

Released: August 28, 2009

Songwriter: R. Kelly

Producer: R. Kelly

[Verse 1]
You say you wanna walk away
You ain't got nothing to say
I salute you, yeah
Go on, out the door
Now you take care
No more tears to shed
What, you expecting me to beg?
Well, I'm not, I'm done
So when you leave, just close the door behind you

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause, I'm feeling kind of taller than you, lately
I'm feeling kind of stronger than you, oh lately
I'm feeling kind of better than you
And I know just what to do
I feel like doing my hair (My hair)
I feel like calling some of my friends (Some of my girlfriends)
I feel like goin' to a club and partyin'

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a soldier girl, in this world
I stand alone, I can be strong
I walked for miles, I made it home
It's good to know without you, I made it
Soldier girl, in my world
I took the fall, now I stand tall
From the pain and all, I made it through
And now all I gotta say to you
Salute, ay, ay
Salute, ay, ay

[Verse 2]
You think you know everything
And you think that your sh— don't stink
Well, it do, hey
And when it comes to me
You don't have a clue
Took me all these years
To realize that you don't belong here
I can do better
You say I'll never do better
Yeah right, whatever

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause, I'm feeling kind of taller than you, lately (Oh baby, lately)
I'm feeling kind of stronger than you, oh lately
I'm feeling kind of better than you
And I know just what to do
I feel like doing my hair (My hair)
I feel like calling some of my friends (My girlfriends)
I feel like goin' to a club (Do some partying)

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a soldier girl (Solider girl), in this world (In this world)
I stand alone (Oh), I can be strong (Oh)
I walked for miles (Walked for miles)
I made it home (I made it home)
It's good to know without you, I made it
Soldier girl (Solider girl), in my world (In this world)
I took the fall (Yeah), now I stand tall (Uh-huh)
From the pain and all, I made it through
And now all I gotta say to you
Salute, ay, ay
I say salute, ay, ay

[Bridge: Whitney Houston]
Don't call it a comeback, no
I've been here for years, ha
Through all the drama and the pain
And all the tears
Time to stop this rollercoaster
Say I wanna get off
And start moving mountains, swimming seas
And climbing over walls

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a soldier girl (Solider girl), in this world
I stand alone, I can be strong (Oh)
I walked for miles, I made it home (I salute you)
It's good to know without you, I made it (I salute you)
Soldier girl (Oh), in my world (Oh)
I took the fall (Soldier girl), now I stand tall
From the pain and all (Pain and all)
I made it through (I made it through)
And now all I gotta say to you

[Outro]
I salute you
I salute you
Salute, salute, salute
I salute you
Go on, take care
Go on out the door
Take care

Known across the pop culture spectrum as the “Queen of Pop” and “The Voice” for her mezzo-soprano octave, Whitney Elizabeth Houston left an indelible impression upon pop culture. She is one of the most successful artists of all time, with more than 200 million albums sold worldwide.

Born August 9, 1963, Houston grew up singing as part of the gospel choir at her local church. She was surrounded by powerful voices in her own family (mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, godmother Darlene Love, honorary aunt Aretha Franklin). After working as a model and commercial actress in the early 1980s, Whitney was discovered during a New York City nightclub performance, which led to her signing a contract with Clive Davis at Arista Records. Whitney’s first song was a duet in 1984 with Teddy Pendergrass on “Hold Me.”

She released her self-titled début album the following year, which catapulted her into superstardom as the album topped the Billboard 200 for 14 non-consecutive weeks before becoming the top-selling album of 1986, eventually achieving diamond status in the US and selling over 22 million copies worldwide. The singles “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” and “Greatest Love of All” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum status. The music video for “How Will I Know” received heavy rotation on MTV, which was uncommon for Black women at the time. She took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for “Saving” in 1986; her performance at the Grammys of “Saving” later won her an Emmy award. She also won seven American Music Awards between 1986 and 1987.

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