Aretha Franklin — No Matter What

[Intro scatting] [Verse 1: Aretha Franklin] It's funny how We've wasted our time On so-called friends Who are really not on our side They've always got something to say About us and how we are spending our days They're trying to confuse us With their lies and deceit But they don't really care if we Live or died on these streets But you and I We both know the truth That we will prevail As long as God sees us through [Chorus: Mary J. Blige] No matter what they do You need to love me I ain't out there cheating on you You need to trust me Wanna see you happy, never blue You need to love me And just love me And just love me No matter what your friends are telling you You need to love me 'Cause from me you'll always hear the truth You need to trust me I ain't mad at you for being you You need to love me 'Cause I love you So just love me [Verse 2: Aretha Franklin] I wish that they would leave us alone And let us be together Boy, you can't fall victim to those fools Telling you whatever You hear about me on the streets And it'll only make you weak And put a damper on our situation They're trying to tear down our foundation Sick and tired of hateration But we gone make it as long as we stay patient [Chorus: Mary J. Blige] No matter what they do You need to love me I ain't out there cheating on you You need to trust me Wanna see you happy, never blue You need to love me And just love me And just love me No matter what your friends are telling you You need to love me 'Cause from me you'll always hear the truth You need to trust me I ain't mad at you for being you You need to love me 'Cause I love you So just love me [Bridge: Mary J. Blige & Aretha Franklin] Why do we waste away our lives Playing simple games Telling silly lies How far will they go 'til they realize What goes around comes around We got a love you can't break down [Chorus: Mary J. Blige] No matter what they do You need to love me I ain't out there cheating on you You need to trust me Wanna see you happy, never blue You need to love me And just love me And just love me No matter what your friends are telling you You need to love me 'Cause from me you'll always hear the truth You need to trust me I ain't mad at you for being you You need to love me 'Cause I love you So just love me No matter what they do You need to love me I ain't out there cheating on you You need to trust me Wanna see you happy, never blue You need to love me And just love me And just love me No matter what your friends are telling you You need to love me 'Cause from me you'll always hear the truth You need to trust me I ain't mad at you for being you You need to love me 'Cause I love you So just love me No matter what they do You need to love me I ain't out there cheating on you You need to trust me Wanna see you happy, never blue You need to love me And just love me And just love me No matter what your friends are telling you You need to love me 'Cause from me you'll always hear the truth You need to trust me I ain't mad at you for being you You need to love me 'Cause I love you So just love me [Outro scatting]