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Intro

 I got Aretha in the Morning

 High on my headphones and walking to school

I got the blues in springtime

 cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes

Momma she'd notice but she's always crying

 I got no-one to confide in

 Aretha, nobody but you

Momma she'd notice but she's always fighting

something in her mind

and it sounds like breaking glass

 I got Aretha in the Morning

 High on my headphones and walking to school

I got the blues in springtime

 cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes

 You got the words

 Baby you got the words

 You got the words

 Baby you got the words

 Aretha, Aretha I don't want to go to school

 Cause they just don't understand

 And I think the place is cruel

Child singer, raise your voice

Stand up on your own

Go out there and strike out

I tell Aretha in the morning

 High on my headphones and walking to school

I got the blues in springtime

 Cause I know that I'll never have the right shoes

 But I got the words