I Will Survive (The Aretha Version) - Aretha Franklin

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At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights just thinking how you did me wrong

And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
And so you're back
From outer space
I just walked in to find you here

With that sad look upon you're face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made leave your key
If I'd known for just one second

You'd be back to bother me.
Go on now go
Walk out the door
Just turn around now

Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbyes
Do you think I'd crumble?

Do you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive

Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give

And I will survive
I will survive
Hey Hey!
It took all the strength I had

Not to fall apart
Kept trying hard to mend
The pieces of my broken heart
And I spent oh so many nights

Just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high.
And you'll see me

Somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
Still in love with you

And so you felt like dropping in
And just expect me to be free
But now I'm saving all my lovin'

For someone who's lovin' me
Go on now go
Walk out the door
Just turn around now
Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye?
Did you I crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
I will survive
I will survive
oh now go walk out the door
just turn around now
cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbyes
Did you think I'd crumble did you think I lay down and die oh no not I I will survive Oh s long as I know how to love I know I will be in live

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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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