Natalie Cole

Songwriter: Mark Davis Marti Sharron

Producer: Marti Sharron Gary Skardina

Every captain must steer the wheel
Not by choice but from the voice that's in his ear
I have lived long and I've done much wrong
But I've survived through my lies, I'm still here

So all you people know what I say is true
That I'm here because of you
I have lived on, yes I've made it through
You've returned your love to me

Well, I felt fire and I got tired
Of running from the truth
And I let people down, and I wore a crown
Of being the biggest fool

So all you people know what I say is true
That I'm here because of you
I have lived on, yes, I've made it through
You've returned your love to me

There were times I had enough
I almost gave it up but you
Reached out your heart to me
Look what you've done now

I've become the best
Oh, I'm the best I can be, oh, oh, oh
You've returned your love, the gift of love
Yes, you gave this gift to me

The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Natalie Marie Cole (February 6, 1950-December 31, 2015) was an R&B icon who was primarily active from 1956 until her death in 2015 due to congestive heart failure at age 65. She first rose to success in the mid-‘70s with Inseparable and Natalie and later spawning Grammy-recognized albums like Unforgettable…With Love, which took home Album of the Year.

Cole has nine Grammy Awards out of twenty-one nominations – only a small testament to her legend.

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