Speak your name
And I'll feel a thrill.
You said I do,
And I said I will.

I tell you that I'll stay true,
And give you just a little time.
Wait on me baby,
I want you to be all mine.
I just get so blue.

Since you've been gone, baby
(why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?)

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"(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone", written with Teddy White, from Lady Soul (1968)
“

Speak your name
And I'll feel a thrill.
You said I do,
And I said I will.

I tell you that I'll stay true,
And give you just a little time.
Wait on me baby,
I want you to be all mine.
I just get so blue.

Since you've been gone, baby
(why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?)

— Aretha Franklin

What It Means

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

Speak your name
And I'll feel a thrill.
You said I do,
And I said I will.

I tell you that I'll stay true,
And give you just a little time.
Wait on me baby,
I want you to be all mine.
I just get so blue.

Since you've been gone, baby
(why'd you do it? why'd you have to do it?)

" in the context of ""(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone", written with Teddy White, from Lady Soul (1968)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Aretha Franklin" (Song lyrics) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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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.