Aretha Franklin

[fox69]

"So Long"

"So Long"



So long I hope we'll meet again
One day
And I'm hoping maybe then you'll say
Darling I found out I was wrong
So long
You leave me here to cry
It will never be goodbye
Because you been mine so long
All alone
With my memories of you
I can dream that you're lonely like me too
You're my home
Even though we're far apart
I'm gonna keep you in my heart
So long, so long baby
Gee, I really hate to see you go
Because you are all and everything in my world and you know
That you been mine all mine so long
But baby I gotta say so long

 

[fox69]

"So Swell When You're Well"

"So Swell When You're Well"



You know I love you, baby, from A to Z,
But something about you keep a-worryin' me...
Sometimes you love me, and sometimes you don't;
Sometimes you will, and then, sometimes you won't...

Oh, you're so swell, baby, when you're well;
You're so swell, baby, when you're well...
You're so swell, baby, when you're well,
Oh, but you just stay sick so long...

Keep on connivin' and your jivin' too;
True love ain't never gonna smile on you...
You pace the floor, honey, you sit and cry;
Pull out your hair, and then you wonder why...

It's 'cause you're so swell, baby, when you're well;
You're so swell, baby, when you're well...
Yeah, so swell, baby, when you're well,
Oh, but you just stay sick so long...

You build me up, and then you let me down;
Gimme little smile, but then you change it to frown...
Yeah, if you love me like you say you do,
How could you love me after you've been too?

You're so swell when you're well;
You're so swell, baby, when you're well...
Do you know that you're so swell when you're well?
Oh, but you just stay sick so long... Yeah, yeah...

Fool that I am not to put you down;
Gimme little smile, and then you change it to a frown...
Yeah, if you love me like you say you do,
Tell me, how could you love me after you've been too?

Oh, ho, ho! When you're well...
You're so swell, baby, when you're well...
Can I hear? So swell, baby, when you're well...
Oh, but you just stay sick so long...

Do you know that you're ha, yeah... so swell, when you're well?
You're so swell! So swell, baby, when you're well,
Let me hear you now!
Oh, but you just stay sick so long...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Uh-huh... you're so swell, baby, when you're well,
Uh-huh, yeah, yeah!
Oh, but you just stay sick so...

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! So swell, when you're well...
You're so swell, baby, when you're well...
So swell, baby.. when you're well,
Oh, but you just...
So sick, so sick, uh-huh, yeah!

Do you know, ah, hah?
But you just stay sick so... So sick, so sick! Yeah-heah, yeah-heah!

 

[fox69]

"Someone Else's Eyes"

"Someone Else's Eyes"



This is my life and it's my right to live
The way I want to live each day
That's what I wanna say
And this is my song

And for too long I sang someone else's melody
It wasn't really me
Somehow I took myself for granted
In someone else's eyes

I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise
Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized
I can't love you, I can't love me through someone else's eyes

You were the sun, I was the one who just
Revolved around you day and night
You were my only life but if I were free
Baby, I'd take control of everything inside of me

Find who I wanna be
I'd never take myself for granted
In someone else's eyes

I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise
Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized
I can't love you, I can't love me in someone else's eyes

I gotta show myself I can still exist without a man
Gotta finally take control, gotta see myself as whole with you
Though you're not the one to blame, I was lost inside your name
And I'll never be the same till I find a way back home again
In someone else's eyes

I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise
Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized
When I, I can't, I and I will not, you can't make me
Ooh, someone else's eyes, ooh, baby, baby, baby

Till I find a way back home again
Through someone else's eyes

I saw reflections of a girl I was, hey, caught me by surprise
Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized
I can't love you, I can't love you through someone else's eyes, ooh

Someone else's eyes, no baby, ooh
Someone else's eyes, can't do it, I can't do it
I, I love you, sweet baby, I wanna be with you, baby
Through someones else's eyes, ooh

Someone else's eyes, oh, baby
Oh yeah, someone else's eyes
I wanna be by your side
God haven't you heard this lady's cry?

 

[fox69]

"Something He Can Feel"

"Something He Can Feel"



Shoo doo, shoo....

Oh, many say that I'm too young
To let you know just where I come from

Oh, but you will see that it's just a matter of time
My love will surely make you mine

Ooh, living in a world of ghetto life
Everybody around seems so uptight

Nothing's wrong
It's alright with
My man, my man

I like the kinds of ways we have our fun
His loving ways send me on and on

Yeah, hey, with my man
People out there can understand

I'm giving him something he can feel
Oh, ho, to let him know my love is real
Hey, hey, hey...
I'm giving him something he can feel
Yes, I am, babe
To let you know my love is real

So much love for us to see
So much hope for material things
Are they only in my dreams

So I wrote this song for you
To prove that real things do come true
Tell me, tell me what it means
I wanna know, baby

If you don't want it to get away
Everybody around seems so uptight
Nothing's wrong it's alright, my man

I like the kinds of ways we have our fun
His loving ways sends me on an on
Woo, with my man

People out there can you understand
I'm giving him something he can feel
I sure want you to have it, baby
To let you know my love is real
My love is real

Giving him something he can feel
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby
I want you to know this love
Yeah, yeah

Giving him something he can feel
To feel it, feel it all
I love you, I love you, I love you

Giving him something he can feel
Let me give what what you really need, baby

Giving him something he can feel
Can you feel it, can you feel it, feel it, feel it

Giving him something he can feel
Ooh, we feel it, baby
Giving him something he can feel
Yeah, yeah, yeah.....

Giving him something he can feel
Feel it, baby
Feel it, baby
Feel it, baby

Giving him something he can feel
Yeah, feel it, baby
You're gonna know my love is real
Yeah, baby

Giving him something he can feel
Every day, baby
You're gonna know this love is real
Yeah, yeah, yeah...

You know, baby
I just can't get enough of your funky stuff, no, no
Oh, oh, baby
You make it so good
You turn a woman around
Yes, you will
And I wanna run it
And tell it all over town

Living in a world of ghetto life
Everybody around seems so uptight
Nothing's wrong
And it's alright, my man
I like the kind of ways we have our fun
Your loving ways send me on an on
Yeah, with my man

People out there can you understand
Giving him something he can feel
To let him know this love is real

Giving him something he can feel
To let him know this love is real

Do you know
Do you know
Do you know

Giving him something he can feel
Giving him something he can feel....

 

[fox69]

"Somewhere"

"Somewhere"



There’s a place for us
Somewhere there is a place for us
Peace and quiet and open air
It waits for us somewhere

There is a time for us
I know that there is a time for us
Time together with just a little bit of time to spare
Time to learn, oh, time to care

Somewhere
We’ll find a new, a new way of living
We’ll find a way of forgiving
Somewhere

There is, there is a place for us
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
There is a place for us

Hold my hand and we’re halfway there
Hold on to my hand and I’ll, I’ll take you there
Someday, some, somewhere
I’ll take you somewhere

 

[fox69]

"Son Of A Preacher Man"
(originally by Dusty Springfield)

"Son Of A Preacher Man"
(originally by Dusty Springfield)



Billy Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered around and starting talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
Out through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows, to my surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacherman
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacherman
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was

Bein' good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
He'd come'n tell me "Everything is all right"
He'd kiss and tell me "Everything is all right"
Can I get away again tonight?

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacherman
The only boy who can ever teach me
Was the son of a preacherman
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was (yes he was)

How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Learnin' from each other's knowin'
Lookin' to see how much we've grown and

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacherman
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacherman
Yes he was, he was, ooh, yes he was

(The only one who could ever reach me)
He was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacherman
(The only boy who could ever teach me)
Was the son of a preacherman

(The only one who could ever reach me)
Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacherman

 

[fox69]

"Soul Serenade"

"Soul Serenade"



Only you can hear my soul serenade...

I want to be free to fly away and sing to the world
About my soul... serenade!
My soul serenade...

When you're not around, there's a lonely sound
In my soul serenade...
In my soul serenade...

Everyone but you adores me,
But oh, do you know pretty soon they bore me?
Let me tell you right now that they bore me!
They bore me with their pretty little words,
Those pretty little words of devotion...
But, oh, let me tell you right now, my message to 'em this evening
Is they can jump in anybody's ocean!
Because only you hear my soul... my soul serenade!
My soul serenade...
Oh, my soul serenade....
My soul serenade...

 

[fox69]

"Soulville"

"Soulville"



Soulville, Soulville

Come on and
Show me the way
To get to Soulville, baby
Show me the way to go home
(The way to go home)

Show me the way
To get to Soulville, baby
Oh, that's where I belong
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Show me the way
To get to Soulville, baby
Show me the way to go home
(The way to go home)

Show me the way
To get to Soulville, baby
Oh, that's where I belong

I'm gonna see some soul folks
Who know all the tricks
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah

I'm gonna eat soul food
Well, now, it'll make you limber
It'll make you quick, it'll make you twist
Over the candlestick
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Going to Soulville, honey
Show me the way to go home
(The way to go home)

Show me the way to
Get to Soulville, honey
Oh, that's where I belong

Come on and lead me
Right on down to Soulville
Right on down to Soulville
I wanna go down to Soulville
Right on down, yeah

Soul folks who
Know all the tricks
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah

I'm gonna eat soul food
Well, now, it'll make you limber, yes, it will
It'll make you quick, it'll make you monkey
Over the candlestick
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Ooh, Soulville, baby
Show me the way to go home
(The way to go home)
Lead me to Soulville, baby
Oh, that's where I belong

Come on and lead me
Right on down to Soulville
Right on down to Soulville

Take me, honey
Right on down to Soulville
I gotta make a phone call
Right on down to Soulville
Oh, lead me, right on down
Lead me right on down

Talking 'bout the candied sweets
Down in Soulville
I'm talking 'bout the black eyed peas
Down in Soulville, oh, yeah
Yes Sir, down in Soulville

 

[fox69]

"Spanish Harlem"

"Spanish Harlem"


(La-la-la la la la la la la la)
(La-la-la la la la la la la la)

(There's a rose in black at Spanish Harlem)
(A rose in black at Spanish Harlem)

It is the special one
It never sees the sun
It only comes up
When the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It's growing in the street
Right up through the concrete
But soft sweet and dreamy

(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem)
(A rose in black at Spanish Harlem)

With eyes as black as coal
That look down in his soul
It start a fire there and then he looses control
I'm gonna beg his par-ar-ar-ardon yeah
He's going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows
In his garden

[Instrumental]

(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem uum uum)
(A rose in black at Spanish Harlem uum uum)

With eyes as black as coal
That look down in his soul
And start a fire there and then he loses control
And I wanna beg his par-ar-ar-don
He's going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows
In his garden

(La-la-la- la la la la la la la)
(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)
(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)

[Fades]

(La la la-la-la la-la-la la)

 

[fox69]

"Sparkle"

"Sparkle"



I sparkle,
Loving the way that I do
(It is true) I feel so good
Just having you
Breathlessly and aager
Submission isn't easy for me
(We were so loving wasn't we)
I always known it could be

Don't want to do nothing
Tied against your will
This ain't no cheap thrill
You got to know just how it feel
And if you think your going to fall
All you have to do is call
I have nothing in my self
And I give my self to you

Say child tingle sparkle
I hope the love never breaks away
Keep the fire burning everyday
Save all the warmth for you

Just want you to know
When the jelous issues
Understand there will be no other man
But you baby
You can believe
This love in me
As I believe in you

And when times are low
And I am really on your mind
Everybody needs some time
Something funky good and kind
And you always seem to please me
And you wear me down so easy
Good work is never done
Til the morning comes