You walked in on the sly
Scopin' for love
In the crowd, I caught your eye
You can't hide your stuff.

You came to catch
You thought I'd be naive and tame
You met your match
I beat you at your own game.

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"Who's Zoomin' Who", written with Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden, from Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985)
“

You walked in on the sly
Scopin' for love
In the crowd, I caught your eye
You can't hide your stuff.

You came to catch
You thought I'd be naive and tame
You met your match
I beat you at your own game.

— Aretha Franklin

What It Means

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

You walked in on the sly
Scopin' for love
In the crowd, I caught your eye
You can't hide your stuff.

You came to catch
You thought I'd be naive and tame
You met your match
I beat you at your own game.

" in the context of ""Who's Zoomin' Who", written with Preston Glass and Narada Michael Walden, from Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985)" 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.