Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You (live at grammys 2005) HQ
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AI GeneratedThe lyrics reflect on the superficial pursuits of humanity, such as wealth, fame, and eternal youth. The speaker contrasts these empty desires with the singular, essential value of a loved one, concluding that all the world's possessions are meaningless without the presence of the person they love.
Some people live for the fortune, some people live just for the fame.
Some people live for the fight, some people live just to play the game.
Some people think that the physical things define what's within.
Life's a war, so full of the superficial.
Some people, if it ain't you, some just want it.
Some people search for a fountain that promises forever young.
Some people need three dozen rules, and that's the only way to prove you love them.
Listen baby, they can't see.
Some people want it, don't want nothing at all.
If it ain't you, baby, some just want everything.
But everything, there's nothing in this.
I ain't got you with me, babe.
If I ain't got you.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.