Aretha Franklin - You can't take me for granted and What did you give

Hi guys,

Can anybody help me to get lyrics for "You can't take me for granted" and "What did you give" by Aretha Franklin.
I have managed to transcribe some and there are some parts missing.
Please help!

Kamil

YOU CAN’T TAKE ME FOR GRANTED


I reminisce
Oh how we used to be
Me so close to you
You so close to me
We lost our love
And then we want it back
All of our [1………..] years
Have always stayed intact
You are the great love of my life
Precious moments so tender [2………]
He’d said that everybody has one
Oh my darling I’m so [3………]

You can’t take me for granted
Though your picture in my locket
I’m not in your back pocket
You can’t take me for granted
[4…………………………………………]
Do you really want to [5……………..] you

You’ve got exquisite chance
Comes to you naturally
It work on all the rest
Sometimes it works on me
I miss you so much my love
Think of you every day
All of [6………..] years
Oh in a sweetest way

I sing of love to you
Sweet bitter so [7……………………]
Darling I know that our love will endure
Kisses so sweet and your touch is so sure

You can’t take me for granted
Though your picture in my locket
I’m not in your back pocket
You can’t take me for granted
[8…………………………………………]
Do you really want to [9……………..] you

And he loves me sometimes he don’t
He won he don’t
And I love him sometimes though he can’t see
My [10……………………………]


I sing of love to you
Sweet bitter so [11……………………]
Darling I know that our love will endure
Oh your kisses so sweet and your touch is so sure




WHAT DID YOU GIVE

Monsieur monsieur
Avec tu mon amour

We could be
The very best of friends
And maybe lovers
We could be all
All of the pages and the cover
Alright! We never sang sweet song
And our melody is like no others
Love is where we are
And there’s no denying
Oh that we touched each other dearly
And I love it when you’re near me

I gave to you
What did you give?
About your reasons why
You ain’t even tried [1………………]
You believe in games
Yes you believe in ploys
And you can’t see love of your life
You [2…….] your past
Sorrow drive you on the future joy
How can you endure
The chance [3…………..]
[4……..] in yourself as a man
My love [5…………]
Broken wings can fly
They can fly again
And with the beauty unknown to you
Higher than ever than you’ve ever been
Don’t give up so quick sweet baby
And what have you given of yourself lately?

I gave to you
What did you give?
About your reasons why
You know you need [6…………]
I knew you love me
Why won’t you say you do
Yeah
I’ll be your everything
I’m a woman
And baby I’ll beaucoup love to you
Open up baby
Open up that [7……] again
Yeah yeah oh
I’m your woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Agwof9BtU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR0MkFqU_e4

I'm more familiar with "You Can't..."; here's a try:

*line before 1) is "we won it back"
1) yesteryears
2) and few
* where you have "he'd said" in the next line should be "it is said"
3) so glad that you
4) Tacky games just don't become ya
5) undone [my best guess]
* next line is "You've got exquisite charms"
6) yesteryears
* next line is "ooh, in the sweetest way[s]"
7) literally true
8) Tacky games just don't become ya
9) undone ya [?]
10) [no idea]
11) literally true
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BONUS: In "What Did...," the 2) line is actually "you've allowed your past sorrows to rob you of your future joys."

Thank you so much sansradio!!! You've helped a lot!!!

Would anybody help with the second song?

Kamil :)

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Originally Posted by kamilbc

Thank you so much sansradio!!! You've helped a lot!!!

Would anybody help with the second song?

Kamil :)

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You're welcome.

YOU CAN'T TAKE ME FOR GRANTED

[[He loves me)
[[He loves me)
[[He loves me not)

I reminisce
Of how we used to be
Me so close to you
You so close to me
We lost our love
And then we won it back
All of our yesteryears
Have always stayed intact
You are the great love of my life
Precious moments so tender and few
It is said that everybody has one
And oh my darling I'm so glad that it's you

You can't take me for granted
Though your picture's in my locket
I'm not in your back pocket
You can’t take me for granted
Tacky games just don't become ya
Do you really want to undone ya

You've got exquisite charms
Comes to you naturally
It works on all the rest
And sometimes it works on me
I miss you so much my love
Think of you every day
And all of our yesteryears
Ooh in the sweetest way

I sing of love to you
Sweet bitter love is so literally true
Darling I know that our love will endure
Kisses so sweet and your touch is so sure

You can't take me for granted
Though your picture's in my locket
I’m not in your back pocket
You can't take me for granted
Tacky games just don't become ya
Do you really want to undone ya

[[And he loves me sometimes, sometimes he don’t)
[[He won't, he don’t)
[[And I love him sometimes though it can seem)
[[The knight is) My knight is [[a pipe dream)
A pipe dream

I sing of love to you
Sweet bitter love is so literally true
Darling I know this love will endure
Aw, your kisses are so sweet
Your touch is so sure

You can’t take me for granted
Though your picture's in my locket
I’m not in your back pocket
You can’t take me for granted, ooh, Mr. Good Stuff
Tacky games just don't become ya, they don't become ya
Do you really want to undone ya, I know you don't, no baby

You can’t take me for granted, I won't be another notch on your belt
Though your picture's in my locket, No I wont, no
I’m not in your back pocket
You can’t take me for granted, Can't take me for granted
Tacky games just don't become ya, they don't become ya
Do you really want to undone ya, Tacky, tacky, tacky

[Chorus repeats with various "No, no, no" adlibs]

WHAT DID YOU GIVE

Monsieur monsieur
Avec tu, mon amour

We could be
The very best of friends
And maybe lovers
We could be all
All of the pages and the cover
A robin never sang a sweeter song
And our melody is like no others'
Love is where we are
And there's no denying
Oh that we touched each other dearly
And I love it when you're near me

I gave to you
What did you give?
About your reasons why
You didn’t even try
You believe in games
Yes, you believe in ploys
And you can't see the love of your life
You've allowed your past sorrows
To rob you of your future joy

How can a jewel, oh,
That shines so bright not see the path
That enlightens us
Believe in yourself as a man
My love, you're all but smitened
Broken wings can fly
They can fly again
And with a beauty unknown to you
Higher than you've ever, than you've ever been
Don’t give up so quick, sweet baby
And what have you given of yourself lately?

I gave to you
What did you give?
And about your reasons why
You know you didn't even try
I knew you loved me
Why won’t you say you do
Yeah
I'll be your everything kind of woman
And baby I'll give beaucoup love to you
Open up baby
Open up and let the world back in
Yeah yeah oh
I'm your woman

A mssive thank you smallwolrd !!!!
I can always count on you guys and this site is amazing!!!
I have recently bought "What you see is what you sweat" album on vinyl and rediscovered it.It seems to be completely forgotten and unnoticed in Aretha's catalogue!

If it was not for you I could never fully enjoy those songs as lyrics are extremly important for me.

Many thanks!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by kamilbc

A mssive thank you smallwolrd !!!!
I can always count on you guys and this site is amazing!!!
I have recently bought "What you see is what you sweat" album on vinyl and rediscovered it.It seems to be completely forgotten and unnoticed in Aretha's catalogue!

If it was not for you I could never fully enjoy those songs as lyrics are extremly important for me.

Many thanks!!!!!!

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I thought WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU SWEAT was one of Aretha's best Arista albums. But it came and went rather quickly. It barely charted and is fact her least successful for that label. I'm not sure the label really got behind it. But it includes everything from Sly Stone to Burt Bacharach to Luther Vandross compositions on it and Aretha does all of them well.