I Want To Take You Higher
Ike & Tina Turner Lyrics

Beat is gettin' stronger
The rhythm of the music is intensifying

Beat is gettin' longer too-oo-oo
The rhythm of the music is also steadily increasing in length

Music's soundin' good to me
The sound of the music is appealing to the singer

But I want to, said I want to
The artist expresses a desire to take things to a higher level

I want to take you higher
The artist wants to elevate the energy and excitement of the music

Yeah, let me take you higher
The singer wants to guide the listener to a more intense musical experience

Baby, baby, let me light your fire
The singer wants to ignite a passion for music in the listener

Ooo yeah, little bit higher
The artist wants to increase the energy of the music just a little bit more

Boom-shaka-laka-laka
This is an exclamation of excitement and enthusiasm

Boom-shaka-la-boonka-boo
This is another exclamation of excitement and enthusiasm

Beat is nitty-gritty
The rhythm of the music is now more detailed and complex

Music's in your city too-oo-oo
The music is emanating from within the listener's own environment

But now don't ya, I said don't ya
The singer asks the listener to pay attention to their desire to intensify the music

Don't ya want to get higher
The singer is asking if the listener shares their desire to elevate the music

Baby, baby, let me light your fire
The singer wants to excite the listener with the music

Ooo ha, little bit higher
The artist wants to increase the intensity of the music even more

Come on baby (higher!)
The artist is urging the listener to join them in elevating the energy of the music

Don't ya want to get high (higher!)
The singer continues to encourage the listener to experience the heightened musical intensity

Ooo yeah! (higher!)
The singer emphasizes the excitement of the music

Light your fire (fire!)
The artist wants to inspire passion through the music

Come on daddy (higher!)
The artist addresses a male listener and encourages him to join in the musical excitement

A little bit higher (higher!)
The artist continues to ask for a slight increase in the intensity of the music

I want to (higher!)
The singer reiterates that they are striving for greater musical intensity

Said I want to light your fire (fire!)
The artist wants to ignite a passion for music in the listener

Beat is here to make you mo-ove
The rhythm of the music is meant to get the listener to dance

Music's here to help ya groo-oo-oove
The music will assist the listener in finding their own groovy rhythm

Take your places
The singer is preparing the listener for the ultimate musical experience

I'm gonna take you higher (higher!)
The artist is confident that they will be able to increase the intensity of the music

Yeah, baby (higher!)
The artist expresses eagerness to pursue greater musical excitement

Gonna take ya higher (higher!)
The singer reiterates their determination to elevate the energy of the music

Ooo yeah (higher!)
The singer emphasizes the excitement of the music

Little bit higher (higher!)
The artist continues to ask for a slight increase in the intensity of the music

c'mon daddy (higher!)
The artist directs this line at the male listener, asking them to participate in elevating the music's energy

A little bit (higher!)
The artist continues to urge a slight increase in intensity

(higher!)
The singer is intent on taking the music to its highest level of energy and excitement

(higher!)
The artist wants the listener to share in the excitement of the intense music

(higher!)
The singer is exhilarated by the intense music

(higher!)
The singer is encouraging greater energy and excitement in the music

(higher!)
The singer continues to urge greater intensity in the music until the song fades out