Second single released from Rumer’s debut album ‘Seasons of my Soul’
Produced by Steve Brown
“It’s a very soulful ballad about a little girl who goes to school listening to Aretha Franklin on her headphones. She’s having trouble at school and her mother’s suffering from mental illness and she hasn...
[ Hook]
I got Aretha
In the morning
High on my headphones and walking to school
I got the blues
In springtime
Cos I know that I'll never have the right shoes
[Verse 1]
Momma she'd notice but she's always crying
I got no-one to confide in
Aretha nobody but you
And momma she'd notice but she's always fighting
Something in her mind
And it sounds like breaking glass
[Hook]
I tell Aretha
In the morning
High on my headphones and walking to school
I got the blues
In springtime
Cos I know that I'll never have the right shoes
[Bridge]
You got the words
Baby you got the words
You got the words
Baby you got the words
[Verse 2]
Oh Aretha
Aretha I don't wanna go to school
Cos they just don't understand me
And I think the place is cruel
Child
Sing out
Raise your voice
Stand up on your own
Go out there and strike out
[Hook]
I tell Aretha
In the morning
High on my headphones and walking to school
I got the blues
In springtime
Cos I know that I'll never have the right shoes
But I got the words