Someone Else's Eyes Lyrics - Aretha Franklin

This is my life and it's my right to live 

The way I want to live each day 

That's what I wanna say 

And this is my song 

And for too long I sang someone else's melody 

It wasn't really me 

Somehow I took myself for granted 

In someone else's eyes 

I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise 

Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized 

I can't love you, I can't love me through someone else's eyes 

You were the sun, I was the one who just 

Revolved around you day and night 

You were my only life but if I were free 

Baby, I'd take control of everything inside of me 

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Find who I wanna be 

I'd never take myself for granted 

In someone else's eyes 

I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise 

Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized 

I can't love you, I can't love me in someone else's eyes 

I gotta show myself I can still exist without a man 

Gotta finally take control, gotta see myself as whole with you 

Though you're not the one to blame, I was lost inside your name 

And I'll never be the same till I find a way back home again 

In someone else's eyes 

I saw reflections of a girl I was who caught me by surprise 

Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized 

When I, I can't, I and I will not, you can't make me 

Ooh, someone else's eyes, ooh, baby, baby, baby 

Till I find a way back home again 

Through someone else's eyes 

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I saw reflections of a girl I was, hey, caught me by surprise 

Seein' a woman who's defined by you, I never realized 

I can't love you, I can't love you through someone else's eyes, ooh 

Someone else's eyes, no baby, ooh 

Someone else's eyes, can't do it, I can't do it 

I, I love you, sweet baby, I wanna be with you, baby 

Through someones else's eyes, ooh 

Someone else's eyes, oh, baby 

Oh yeah, someone else's eyes 

I wanna be by your side 

God haven't you heard this lady's cry?