Chaka Khan

Released: October 13, 1978

Songwriter: Stevie Wonder

Producer: Arif Mardin

[Verse 1]
I was born in Little Rock
I had a childhood sweetheart
We were always hand in hand
He wore high top shoes and shirt tails
Chaka wore her pigtails
I knew I loved him even then
Well you know my papa disapproved
My mama boo hoo hoo’d
But I told 'em time and time again
Don't you know

[Hook]
I was made to love him
Build my world all around him

[Verse 2]
He's been my inspiration
And shows appreciation
For the love I gave him through the years
Like a sweet magnolia tree
My love blossoms tenderly
My life grew sweeter through the years
I know that

[Hook]
My baby loves me, my baby needs me
That's why we've made it through the years
I was made to love him
Build my world all around him
All through thick and thin my love just won't end
'Cause my I love my baby, love my baby, oh

[Break]

[Hook]
My baby loves me, my baby needs me
That's why we've made it through the years
When I was knee-high to a chicken
The love bug bit me and I'm still, still in love
If the distant mountain crumble
Love won't tumble I'll still be standing there

[Outro]
Can't go nowhere, I'm on fire
My baby loves me, my baby needs me
That's why we've made it through the years

Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Known as the Queen of Funk, Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with “I Feel for You” in 1984. Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. Ms. Stevens has two children, Milini Khan, and Damien Holland.

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