I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.

Quote by Aretha Franklin

Topics: Aretha Franklin Quotes

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for. Cause if I make you...

Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for. Cause if I make you...

I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.

I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.

Cause you make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like A...

Cause you make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like A...

Together, together, that's how it must be. To live without you. Would only mean heartbreak...

Together, together, that's how it must be. To live without you. Would only mean heartbreak...

I'm a big woman. I need big hair.

I'm a big woman. I need big hair.

Looking out on the morning rain. I used to feel uninspired and when I knew...

Looking out on the morning rain. I used to feel uninspired and when I knew...

All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you come home, just a little...

All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you come home, just a little...

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree...

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree...

And while combing my hair now, and wondering what dress to wear now, I say...

And while combing my hair now, and wondering what dress to wear now, I say...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Take care, TCB.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Take care, TCB.

When my soul was in the lost-and-found. You came along to claim it.

When my soul was in the lost-and-found. You came along to claim it.

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree...

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree...

Lord, it made me feel so tired. Before the day I met you, life was...

Lord, it made me feel so tired. Before the day I met you, life was...

I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.

I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.

At work I just take time and all through my coffee break-time, I say a...

At work I just take time and all through my coffee break-time, I say a...

Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you. Forever, forever, we...

Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you. Forever, forever, we...

The moment I wake up. Before I put on my makeup. I say a little...

The moment I wake up. Before I put on my makeup. I say a little...

I run for the bus, dear, while riding I think of us, dear, I say...

I run for the bus, dear, while riding I think of us, dear, I say...

If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good....

If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good....