(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

• By: Aretha Franklin
• Album: Lady Soul

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere verb - to fall as rain
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and noon
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
face /feɪs/ A2	verb - to confront and deal with
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
unkind /ˌʌnˈkaɪnd/ B2	adjective - lacking in sympathy or understanding; harsh
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ B1	adjective - existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind.
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to be found; no longer possessed
kiss /kɪs/ A2	noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love, greeting, respect, etc. verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love, greeting, respect, etc.
doubtful /ˈdaʊtfəl/ B2	adjective - feeling uncertainty or lack of conviction.
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B1	adjective - living, not dead.

Grammar:

• Looking out on the morning rain, I used to feel so uninspired

  ➔ Past Habit (used to) and Present Participle Clause (looking out)

  ➔ "Used to" indicates a past habit or state that is no longer true. "Looking out" acts as an adverbial clause describing the circumstance when the speaker felt uninspired.

• Before the day I met you, life was so unkind

  ➔ Past Simple Tense and Adjective "unkind"

  ➔ Simple past "met" and "was" describes events that occurred in the past. "Unkind" is used to describe the state of life.

• But you're the key to my peace of mind

  ➔ Metaphor and Possessive Pronoun ("my")

  ➔ Uses the metaphor of a "key" to represent the importance and enabling power of the subject. "My" shows possession over the peace of mind.

• When my soul was in the lost and found, you came along to claim it

  ➔ Past Simple, Metaphor, and Infinitive of Purpose ('to claim')

  ➔ "Was" and "came" are in the past simple tense. "Soul in the lost and found" is a metaphor. 'To claim' shows the purpose of your arrival.

• I didn't know just what was wrong with me

  ➔ Indirect Question (what was wrong with me)

  ➔ The phrase "what was wrong with me" is an indirect question, functioning as the object of the verb "know". The word order changes compared to a direct question (e.g., "What is wrong with me?").

• Now I'm no longer doubtful, of what I'm living for

  ➔ Present Simple (I'm) with adverb of frequency (no longer) and preposition "of" governing a clause (what I'm living for)

  ➔ "I'm" is the present simple tense. "No longer" indicates a change in frequency or state. "Of what I'm living for" is a prepositional phrase, where "what I'm living for" is a noun clause.

• And if I make you happy I don't need to do more

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1), Modal Verb ('need')

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence (if + present simple, future simple implication) expressing a real possibility. "Need to" expresses necessity.

• Oh, baby, what you've done to me (what you've done to me)

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense (you've done) and Echoing

  ➔ "You've done" indicates an action that has relevance to the present. The echoing emphasizes the impact of the action.