Good to Me As I Am to You
Aretha Franklin Lyrics

If you had a dollar
Do you think you'd be willing to lend me a dollar?

And I had a dime
If I needed a dime, would you be willing to lend it to me?

I wonder, could I borrow yours
Could you be as generous to me as I am to you?

As easy as you could mine?
Would it be effortless for you, as it is for me?

Because when you need my love
We both know that sometimes you need my love.

And I give time after time
And I give it to you again and again, with devotion.

And turn around to find me no returns
But sometimes, my love seems unreciprocated, and I feel hollow inside.

Then my friend, you've used my dimes
It's like you took my lending heart for granted, like a commodity.

If there's water in the pitcher
If we both need something to live.

And we both need a drink
And we both need a sip to stay alive.

To stay alive, my darlin'
For our mutual survival, my love.

I'd need less water than you think
My love is self-sustainable, and I don't need much from you.

My love, my love, these things, I swear, I say are true
I'm telling you, my love, these things come straight from my heart to you.

And all I'm really saying is be as good to me as I am to you
My love is sincere, and I only ask for the same respect given to me.

Some people want
Many people strive for things.

But they don't wanna give
But they're not willing to give in return.

They can do all of the wrong in the world
They can err in any conceivable way.

And got the nerve to not understand the meaning of loving me
But they can't grasp the essence of truly loving me.

Starting today, Tomorrow, and forevermore
From this moment on and forever after.

If you can't find it in your heart to do for me
If you're not capable of doing the same for me.

Then, baby, just don't darken my front door
Then don't waste my time with your insincerity.

Baby, I want you to be as good to me as I am to you
I want you to treat me with the same respect that I give you.

Whoo, baby!
Yeah, baby!

I don't think that's asking you too much to do
I don't feel like it's an unreasonable request.

Listen! Don't you walk around here
Hey, pay attention!

Feeling like you can treat me any old way
You can't just treat me casually or callously.

Using my love, my time, my heart, day, day after day
You can't just use my love, my time and my heart as if they're disposable, every day.

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, baby, baby, be as good to me as I am to you
Oh, darling, please be kind to me, as I am to you.

Whoo! Whoo!
Yeah, yeah!

Baby
My love.