Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980s with the album Seven Year Itch .
For anyone out there with a old soul going through life... I hope that etta James makes your day like she does to us .
I've been lovin' you too long
To stop now
You were tired
And you want to be free
My love is growing stronger
As you become a habit to me
I've been lovin' you
Way too long
I don't wanna stop now
With you, my life
Has been so wonderful
I can't, I can't stop now
You were tired and your love is growing cold
My love is growing stronger
As our affair, our affair grows old
I've been lovin' you--
Hey--
A little too long
I don't wanna stop now
I've been lovin' you
A little too long
I don't wanna, I don't wanna stop now
Oh, don't make me stop now
Please don't make, don't make me stop now
I love you I love you I love you, oh, don't make me stop now
Don't make me stop now
Please baby don't make me
Don't make me stop now, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna stop now
I've been lovin' you too long
I don't wanna stop now
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Songwriters: Otis Redding / Jerry Butler
I've Been Lovin' You Too Long lyrics © Irving Music Inc., O R M Inc