Video Proof That Aretha Franklin Is The Grumpiest/Funniest Morning Person Ever

The 72 year old Queen of Soul does not have time for anything after four hours...

Monday, October 20, 2014 - 11:21

Severe time delay and four hours sleep is a recipe for failure in any situation, but throw a septuagenarian soul queen into the mix and you’ve got three minutes of ain’t nobody got time for that sass off.

Appearing via a live video link to apparently every news channel in America, Aretha Franklin made no beans about telling news anchors how little fuel she was running on.

Answering questions from over-exuberant reporters in a hilariously curt fashion, Aretha side eyes and fakes sincerity the entire way through, as her interviewers try and maintain their enthusiasm.

Outstanding moments include asking the end of the line to turn down her own cover of ‘Rolling In the Deep’ that’s “too loud” and bluntly telling a reporter she didn’t remember playing in his town. We can only hope her four hours sleep were wild night out related.

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(Speaking:)

Listen dear,
I realize that you've been hurt,
Deeply, because I've been there,
But regardless to who, what, why, when, and where,
We are all precious in his sight.
And a rose still and always will be a rose.

(Singing:)

Doo doo doo doo doo doo mmm
Dooby dooby doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo mmm

There was a rose I knew, I met her once or twice before
She was a pretty sweet thing, not the least bit insecure
Then you came with your slick game and played with her youth
Ashamed of the way you lied, played with the truth, hey, hey

Mmm, she never knew what hit her
Steal her honey, then forget her
Now the rose is scorned
She wears her thorns tryin' to forget about you

'Cause a rose is still a rose
Baby, girl, you're still a flower
He can't leave you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Darlin', you hold the power

Now believe me when I tell you that I've been hurt myself
When he tells you that he loves you and sees nobody else
And now you're so tough tryin' to wear tight clothes and things
Tossin' and flossin', tryin' to fill the void heartbreak brings

Oh.oh.yeah
When she faces the mirror, yeah
She's cryin', you can't hear her
Now the rose is scorned
She wears her thorns tryin' to forget about you

'Cause a rose is still a rose
Baby, girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Baby, girl, you hold the power

See a rose is still a rose
Baby, girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Darlin', you hold the power

Let your life be in the sunshine
Not the darkness of your sorrow
You may see your all today
When you know it'll come tomorrow

Tough to be, but life ain't over
Just because your man is gone
Girl, love yourself enough to know
That without him your life goes on
Without him your life goes on
Without him your life goes on

'Cause a rose is still a rose
Baby, girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you
Baby, girl, you hold the power

See a rose is still a rose
Baby, girl, you're still a flower
He can't lead you and then take you
Make you and then break you

Writer(s): Kristian Bush, Edie Brickell, Alan Aly, Andy Colline, Brad Houser, Kenny Withrow Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com