I Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin

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The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup
I say a little prayer for you
While combing my hair, now
And wondering what dress to wear, now
I say a little prayer for you

(Forever) Forever, and ever
(you'll stay in my heart and I will love you)
(Forever) Forever, and ever
(we never will part Oh, how I love you)
(Together) Together, forever
(that's how it must be to live without you)

Would only mean heartbreak for me, ooh

I run for the bus, dear
While riding I think of us, dear
I say a little prayer for you.
At work I just take time

And all through my coffee break-time
I say a little prayer for you

(Forever) Forever, and ever
(you'll stay in my heart and I will love you)
(Forever) Forever, and ever
(we never will part Oh, how I love you)

(Together) Together, forever
(that's how it must be To live without you)
Would only mean heartbreak for me.

(Forever) Forever, and ever

(you'll stay in my heart and I will love you)
(Forever) Forever, and ever
(we never will part Oh, how I love you)
(Together) Together, forever

(that's how it must be to live without you)
Would only mean heartbreak for me

My darling, believe me
For me there is no one but you
Please love me too
I'm in love with you.
(Answer my prayer)

Answer my prayer babe,
(Answer my prayer)
Say you love me too.
(Answer my prayer)
Answer my prayer, dear.
(Answer my prayer)
(Forever) Forever, and ever, ever
(you'll stay in my heart and I will love you)
(Forever) Forever, and ever
(we never will part Oh, how I love you)
(Together) Together, forever
(that's how it must be to live without you)
Would only mean heartbreak for me, nobody but me
My darling, believe me
For me there is no one but you
Please love me too.
This is my prayer
(This is my prayer)
Answer my prayer now babe
(Answer my prayer babe)
This is my prayer
(This is my prayer)
Answer it right now babe
Answer my prayer baby

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Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942) is a Memphis, Tennessee-born but Detroit, Michigan-reared American iconic gospel, soul, and R&B singer. Many have called her "The Queen Of Soul" and "Lady Soul".

She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings (on many, of which, she accompanies herself on keyboards and piano -- a skill she learned at an early age, learning to play by ear, according to lifetime friend Smokey Robinson) but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, and gospel.

She is generally regarded as one of the best vocalists ever by such industry publications/media outlets as Rolling Stone and VH1, due to her phenomenal technical and interpretative talents.

Adept at the piano as well as having a gifted voice, Franklin became a child prodigy. By the age of fourteen, she signed a record deal with Battle Records, where her father Reverend C.L. Franklin recorded his sermons and gospel vocal recordings, and she issued Songs of Faith in 1956.

She is the second most honored female popular singer in Grammy history (after Alison Krauss), having won eighteen competitive Grammys (including an unprecedented eleven for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, eight of them consecutive). The state of Michigan has declared her voice to be a natural wonder.

Franklin is perhaps best-known for her interpretation of Otis Redding's Respect, recorded in 1967 with sisters Carolyn Franklin and Erma Franklin. Many of her songs, however, were originals that have since been covered by other artists. Some of her best-known compositions include (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone, Ain't No Way, All the King's Horses, Baby, Baby, Baby, Call Me, Dr. Feelgood, Rock Steady, Spirit in the Dark, and Think (which she performed in the film The Blues Brothers). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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