I Hear Alicia

I hear Alicia Keys. I've been hearing her for a few weeks now and damnit she is talented. As I grow older and wiser I've learned how to decipher the crap I read on Okayplayer. I've read people write things like with every album that Alicia Keys has the music gets worse. I don't see that as possible. But I guess that is just my opinion.

I've been listening to the Alicia Keys Unplugged album more than anything and I have to see her live one day. If just to hear her sing this song.

If I were you woman
And you were my man
You'd have no other woman
You'd be weak as a lamb
If you had the strength
To walk out that door
My love would over rule my sense
And I'd call you back for more

If I were your woman
If you were my woman
If I were your woman
If you were my woman
If I were your woman
If you were my woman
And you were my man

Yeah
She tears you down Darling
Says you're nothing at all
But I'll pick you up Darling
When she lets you fall
You're like a diamond
And she treats you like glass
Yet you make it hard to love you
But Babe don't ask

If I were your woman
If you were my woman
If I were your woman
If you were my woman
If I were your woman
If you were my woman
Here's what I'd do
I'd never no, no, no stop loving you

Yeah
Life is so crazy
And love is unkind
Because she came first
Will she hang on your mind
You're a part of me
And you don't even know it
I'm what you need
But I'm too afraid to show it

If I were your woman
If you were my woman
If I were your woman
If you were my woman
If I were your woman
If you were my woman
Here's what I'd do
I'd never, no, no, no stop loving you

If I were your woman
Here's what I'd do
I'd never, never, never stop loving you
If I were your woman
You're sweet lovin' woman

If I were your woman
If you were my woman
If I were your woman
If you were my woman
If I were your woman
If you were my woman...

...you'd need no other woman

My line sister said to me one day (we were in the car and the Jagged Edge remake of Come and Talk to Me came on) she understands why her parents got mad when they heard one of their songs remade on the radio. That Jagged Edge song was just garbage.

I love Gladys and no one will ever do this song like her, but I think Ms. Keys comes in a distant second.

OK I hate the clock in the middle but I wanted Gladys live.






















































...distant second