Aretha Franklin

[fox69]

"I Wish It Would Rain"
(originally by The Temptations)

"I Wish It Would Rain"
(originally by The Temptations)



Sunshine blue skies please go away
The girl has found another and gone away.
With her went my future my life is filled with gloom
So day after day I stay locked up in my room.
I know to you, it might sound strange but I wish it would rain,

'Cause so badly I wanna go outside
But everyone knows that a man ain't supposed to cry
Listen, I gotta cry 'cause crying eases the pain,
Oh yeah, people this hurt I feel inside.
Words could never explain, I just wish it would rain.

Day in day out my tear-stained face
Pressed against the window pain,
My eyes search the skies desperately for rain,
Cause rain-drops will hide my tear -drops
And no one will ever know that I'm crying,
Crying when I go outside.
To the world outside my tears,
I refuse to explain, oh I wish it would rain,
Let it rain, let it rain.
I need rain to disguise the tears in my eyes.
Oh, let it rain.
I'm a man and I got my pride
Til' it rains I'm gonna stay inside and let it rain.

 

[fox69]

"I Wonder"

"I Wonder"



I wonder

I wonder my darling...
Where are you again tonight?
Are you holding someone else real tight?
Baby, I wonder...

My heart, my heart is aching
I believe that I'm a fool to let it go on breaking.
Maybe I wake up and find now that I'm mistaken
Oh but right now I wonder...

I've been through Lover's Lane
And I'm living life just the same
I've been travelling nowhere faced
And what I wanna know, what I wanna know is will it last?

Oh oh I wonder, I wonder my darling
Will you think of me? Will you think of me again tonight?

Or are you holding someone else real tight?
Oh yeah-he-he baby I wonder...

I've been through, I've been through Lover's Lane
And I'm livin' life, livin' it just the same
I've been travelling, been travelling nowhere faced
And what I wanna know right now, what I wanna know is will it last?

I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder my my my my my my my darling
Will you think of me? Will you think of me every day?
Although I may be a million miles away
Right now I wonder

Although I, although I may be a million miles away
Baby, baby, I wonder

 

[fox69]

"I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight)"

"I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight)"



Where are you tonight?
Are you lonely like I am, tonight?
Have we lied to each other about this affair?
If so, don't make me suffer, just tell me you still care

Have you cried tears like I have at all?
And do you wonder as I do, should I call?
I'll hurt for a lifetime not knowing my fate
Is there still any hope here or am I too late?

I wonder, I wonder
Where are you tonight?
Are you painting the town while I just sit around?
It's so wrong when you know our love is so right

Have you cried tears like I have at all?
And do you wonder as I do, should I call?
I'll hurt for a lifetime not knowing my fate
Is there still any hope here or am I too late?

I wonder, I wonder
Where are you tonight?
I wonder, I wonder
Where are you tonight?

 

[fox69]

"I'll Dip"

"I'll Dip"



Doo doo doo
Doo doo doo
Doo doo doo

There was a rose I knew
I met her once or twice before
She was a pretty sweet thing
Not the least bit insecure

Then you came with your slick game
And played with her youth
Unashamed of the way you lied
Played with the truth, hey hey

Mmm, she never knew what hit her, yeah
Steal her honey, then forget her
A rose, she wears a flower
Tryin' to forget about you

'Cause a rose is still a rose
Baby girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Darlin', you hold the power

Now believe me when I tell you
That I've been hurt myself
When he tells you that he loves you
And sees nobody else

And now you're so tough tryin' to
Wear tight clothes and things
Tossin' and flossin'
Tryin' to fill the void heartbreak brings

Oh yeah, when she faces the mirror, yeah
She's cryin', you can't hear her
Now the rose is still a rose
She wears a flower, tryin' to forget about you

'Cause a rose is still a rose
Baby girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Baby girl, you hold the power

See a rose is still a rose
Baby girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Darlin', you hold the power

Let your life be in the sunshine
Not the darkness of your sorrow
You may see you're all today
When you know it'll come tomorrow

Tough to be, but life ain't over
Just because your man is gone
Girl, love yourself and love to love
'Cause without him your life goes on

Without him your life goes on
Without him your life goes on

'Cause a rose is still a rose
Baby girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Baby girl, you hold the power

See a rose is still a rose
Baby girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Darlin', you hold the power

 

[fox69]

"I'll Never Be Free"

"I'll Never Be Free"



Each time I hold someone new
My arms grow cold aching for you
No one can take your place
Darling in my embrace
I'll never be free

And when my lips burn with desire
No other kiss puts out the fire
Though I may try and try
No one can satisfy this longing in me

I'll never be free from your smile so tender
The sweet surrender in your eyes
How can I be free when I still remember
How you could thrill me with a sigh

Just like a chain bound to my heart
Your love remains when we're apart
Each kiss I gave to you
Made me a slave to you
I'll never be free

 

[fox69]

"I'm In Love"

"I'm In Love"



(Love, love, love, love)
I’m in love, yes I am
I’m in love, yes I am, uh
I’m in love, hey baby, hey, you know I am
I’m in love, uh, huh, you know I am

Friends all wonder what’s come over me
I’m as happy as any girl could be
(Love, love, love) I’m in love
(Love, love, love) Believe me I am
(Love, love, love) I’m in love, oh
(Love, love, love) Yes sir I am, yes sir I am, yes sir I am
(Love, love, love) Hoo, whoa, whoa, whoa
(Love, love, love) I’m in love

And I’m so glad that it’s me who had to change
I’m sproutin’ and bloomin’ like the last summer rose
(Love, love, love) I’m in love
(Love, love, love) I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love, I’m in love
(Love, love, love) I’m in love, I’m in
(Love, love, love)

I’m in love
(Love, in love, in love)
In the mornin’
(In love, in love, in love, in love)
I wake up smilin’ and shinin’
(Love, in love, in love) I’m in love
(In love, in love, in love, in love)
Smilin’ like love I know where it’s at
(Love, in love, in love) I’m in love
(In love, in love, in love, in love)
I’m in love
(Love, in love, in love) I’m in love
(In love, in love, in love, in love) Yes I am
(Love, in love, in love) Um, I’m in love

 

[fox69]

"I've Been Loving You Too Long"
(originally by Otis Redding)

"I've Been Loving You Too Long"
(originally by Otis Redding)



I've been loving you too long to stop now

You are tired and you want to be free
My love is growing stronger, as you become a habit to me
Oh, I've been loving you too long
I don't wanna stop now

With you my life has been so wonderful
I can't stop now
You are tired and your love is growing cold
My love is growing stronger as our affair, affair grows old
I've been loving you oh, too long
I don't want to stop now, oh, oh, oh

I've been loving you a little too long
I don't wanna stop now, oh, oh, oh
And don't make me stop now
Oh baby
I'm down on my knees
Please, don't make me stop now

I love you, I love you, I love you with all my heart
And I can't stop now
Please, please, please don't make me stop now
Talkin' 'bout heart and soul
That I love you
I love you

 

[fox69]

"If Ever A Love There Was"

"If Ever A Love There Was"



I saw your face as I hurried past the cafe
And the rain felt like long lost tears
As it trickled down the window pane

And in a moment
All the years were simply washed away
'Cause when our eyes met, when our eyes met
There was nothing left to say

I caught my breath, I fell out of touch with time
'Cause it was you
With a part of me I'd forgotten that I ever knew

I stood to greet you and you held me
Just a little bit too long
Oh, but we've come so far, we've come so far
But the feeling's still so strong

If ever a love there was
If ever two stars were crossed
If ever a dream was lost
Then it was yours and mine

If ever a touch was right
Or a future looked bright
If ever a love there was

That same perfume
Carries such a lot of memories of a time
When we dreamed sweet dreams
Never knowing they'd be left behind

Love is a memory, like a picture
And it never seems to fade
Oh, and I still believe, and I still believe
All the promises we made

If ever a love there was
If ever two stars were crossed
If ever a dream was lost
Then it was yours and mine

If ever a touch was right
Or a future looked bright
If ever a love there was

And I still believe, I still believe
All the promises we made

If ever a love there was
If ever two stars were crossed
If ever a dream was lost
Then it was yours and mine

If ever a touch was right
Or a future looked bright
If ever a love there was
It was yours and mine
That was the the time

 

[fox69]

"If Ever I Would Leave You"

"If Ever I Would Leave You"



If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in summer
Seeing you in summer, I never would go
Your hair streaked with sunlight, your arms red as flame
Your face with a luster that puts gold to shame

And if I'd ever leave you, it couldn't be in autumn
Just how I'd leave in autumn, I never, never would know
I've seen how you sparkle when fall nips the air
I know you in autumn and I must be there

Oh would I leave you running merrily, merrily, merrily through the snow?
Or on a wintry evening when you catch the fire's glow?

If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in springtime
Knowing how in springtime I'm bewitched, bewitched, bewitched by you so
Oh, no, not in springtime, summer, winter, or fall
If ever I would leave, leave you at all

 

[fox69]

"If You Don't Think"

"If You Don't Think"



If you don’t think
You can trust anybody’s love in this world
Darlin’ trust mine

If you don’t think
You can trust anybody’s love in this world
Darlin’ trust mine

Because it means so much to me
For you to know that I’m real
I’ll stand by your side
And our love will be our shield

If you don’t think
You can trust anybody’s love in this world
Darlin’ trust mine

I know you’ve had many disappointments
It’s in the making of the world going ’round
Happiness and heartaches share the same bed
The happy side’s where my love can be found

Oh darlin’, it means so much for me to find
Lord, help me find your love
And I’ll keep on trying
Under the sun that shines above

If you don’t think
You can trust anybody’s love in this world
Trust mine

It means so much to me
For us to find each other’s love
And I’ll keep on trying
Under the sun that shines above

If you don’t think
You can trust anybody’s love in this world
Trust mine