People walkin' around everyday,
Playin' games and takin' scores.
Tryin' to make other people lose their minds.
Well be careful you don't lose yours.

Oh think (think)
Think about what you're tryin' to do to me.
Woo-hoo think (think)
Let your mind go let yourself be free.

You need me (need me)
And I need you (don't cha know)
Without each other
There ain't nothin' we two can do.

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"Think", written with Teddy White, from Aretha Now (1968)
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People walkin' around everyday,
Playin' games and takin' scores.
Tryin' to make other people lose their minds.
Well be careful you don't lose yours.

Oh think (think)
Think about what you're tryin' to do to me.
Woo-hoo think (think)
Let your mind go let yourself be free.

You need me (need me)
And I need you (don't cha know)
Without each other
There ain't nothin' we two can do.

— Aretha Franklin

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "

People walkin' around everyday,
Playin' games and takin' scores.
Tryin' to make other people lose their minds.
Well be careful you don't lose yours.

Oh think (think)
Think about what you're tryin' to do to me.
Woo-hoo think (think)
Let your mind go let yourself be free.

You need me (need me)
And I need you (don't cha know)
Without each other
There ain't nothin' we two can do.

" in the context of ""Think", written with Teddy White, from Aretha Now (1968)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Aretha Franklin

About Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin (25 March 1942 - 16 August 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin was also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock.