Whitney Houston - A Song For You Lyrics






[cover of Leon Russell song]

I've been so many places in my life and time
I've sung a lot of songs and made some bad rhymes
I've acted out my live in stages with ten thousand people watching
Well, we're alone now and I'm singing this song to you

I know your image of me is what I hoped to be
I've treated you unkindly but darling can't you see
There's no one more important to me? Baby, can't you see through me?
We're alone now and I'm singing this song to you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing
You came out in front when I was hiding
But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together
Listen to the melody 'cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time
I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song for you

This song is for you, this song is for you
This song is for you
This song is for you, you, you, you
You, you, you, you, you, you

I love you in a place, my dear friend where there's no space or time
I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song to you

We were alone and I was singing this song to you
We were alone and I was singing this song
Oh yeah, singing this song
I was singing this song just for you





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  1. A.... V....

    Mariah Carey came out around this time and she sent Whitney away as she declared to the world that she’s the greatest vocalist of all time

  2. I.... ....

    Everyone knows that whitney is the best, but Im sorry i do not like the way she sung this song. Its like she was saying the lyrics, but at the same time its not the way the song goes. (and the notes are too high), as if she sung this wrong song. The artist called H.E.R., sings this song very nicely for VH1, and also Layla Hathaway sung (a song for you -at the apollo). Its all on you tube. This is a very nice song from Donny Hathaway. ( but not everyone is catchy when they sing it). I do love whitney though. Just not this song the ways she sung it.

    I.... ....

    If H.E.R could of produced the vocals Whitney did I’m sure she would have. H.E.R played it safe but Whitney did what she always do bodied it and put her own twist on it. This and the og was similar other than a few words between a few lines in the song. A cover don’t always sound like the og. I respect your opinion though

    I.... ....

    @D S She's not going to sound like donnie. No one does.. I just think she changed the entire melody, and the its the melody that did not sound so catchy although singing the song, apparently she can blow. (no question).

  3. J.... W....

    There will NEVER be another.

  4. M.... L....

    Who is watching with me in 2020 ,like

  5. H.... G....

    Soooooooooooooooooooo.... MISSED!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. L.... 2....

    5:26 WHEN SHE SAYS “YOU” THATS THE SAME EXACT WAY AND NOTE SHE USED AT THE END OF I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU AT THE VERY END OF THE SONG WHEN SHE SAYS I WILL ALWAYS LOVEEEEEEE YOOUUUUUUUU SHE JUST HELD THE “YOU” NOTE LONGER

  7. H.... T....

    It's a shame that her concerts haven't been remastered in high defintion on bluray/dvd.

  8. M.... C....

    Robyn a song for your true friendship.

  9. R.... C....

    My goddess, my angel I love you so much!!! U r forever n my heart

  10. J.... L....

    god help us, we lost a treasure when we lost her!

  11. L.... P....

    Oh my gosh I love this!!

  12. N.... C....

    Perfeita alguém em 2020??

  13. D.... M....

    Percebo que no EUA, valorizam mais as vozes super afinadas e poderosas, já aqui no Brasil, vamos mais pelo Timbre, do que pela qualidade vocal.

  14. A.... M....

    There would never be another like my one and only girl Whitney she's singing with angels now 😱🙏💕

  15. M.... ....

    miss this angel!! what a voice

  16. M.... S....

    Too much drama

  17. S.... S....

    I am here because of Robyn's book! What a touching tribute to Robyn!!!!

  18. J.... P....

    She was literally perfect OMG

  19. I.... J....

    3:25 Man...

  20. g.... ....

    Absolutely Spectacular! WOW, just WOW!!

  21. T.... F....

    Just beautiful ❤️

  22. R.... H....

    Lord have mercy . Whitney took her time with this one. Maybe Céline is her only rival and of course Aretha but Whitney in a class all by herself.

  23. J.... J....

    remember me singing this song....toooo...youuuuuuuuUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuu😍😫

  24. F.... W....

    crying .. I love you in a place where there is no space or time

  25. p.... ....

    the best ever version of this song..it will be played at my funeral...

  26. R.... A....

    The genius of Leon Russell
    Donny Hathaway recorded it.
    Leon Russell wrote it people

  27. N.... B....

    I did not know that this even existed! Yes ma'am!!

  28. S.... B....

    I miss you Whitney. SO much. Today's music is trash... Come back, Whitney... Oh gosh...

  29. r.... ....

    I would like to think that somehow, somewhere, Whitney is able to see all the love the world has for her and how much she is missed. Thank you for all that you've given us Nippy, R.I.P.

  30. 8.... ....

    Who's watching in 2020?! Let's talk about the pianist. That scale from the top down at 4:00 was the perfect transition into the next verse and it flowed with the mood of the song. My skin rose with goosebumps. I love when instrumentation matches the the energy of the one singing. She plays with so much soul. And Whitney? The emotion her voice exudes on this song just does something to my soul.

  31. G.... ....

    3:19 Listen to the melody

  32. M.... A....

    Lol,.OMG,..startling amazing,..I LOVE YOU WHITNEY!!,..Nobody can touch this,..PERIOD!!

  33. E.... T....

    2020 Still listening to this Queen🥰

  34. I.... S....

    Here now 100th plus times

  35. M.... B....

    Siempre Reina!

  36. J.... L....

    This song gives me chills what a beautiful song, Song by the Queen herself Whitney Houston rip❤

  37. J.... A....

    Sing Baby I miss Whitney she will always be the one the greatest voice's of our time ❤️

  38. L.... H....

    Its January 8 2020 & I have watched this at least 10 times.... greatest singer of my time!!!

  39. V.... R....

    Why 4 screens, why is she changing the original melody, why is she wearing pajamas?

    V.... R....

    *4 screens 👉 to prevent removal due to copyright. Many performance have been and get removed from youtube every time someone uploads them.
    * changing the original melody 👉 Whitney never blatantly covered songs. She made every song she ever sang her own and showed her Gospel/Soul and R&B roots.
    * wearing pajamas 👉 It's a comfy personalized with her name suit she had in various colors.

  40. C.... G....

    GOD I MISS HER!💖Rest in Paradise Angel.😚

  41. S.... A....

    Not that the song wasn't good before.....but queen Whitney could take any song and make it 1000 times more magical the moment she touched it. I know every moment of this concert but adore this song 👌👌👌 Angels I hope you are serenading this queen for all her exquisite work xxx

  42. A.... P....

    4:00 THAT PIANO SOLO WITH HER VOICE PURE HEAVEN ...

  43. D.... L....

    2020, The Voice Whitney Houston.

  44. C.... F....

    Who's here 2020?

  45. A.... R....

    What God bestowed upon this one human being!!!!!

  46. K.... G....

    This is so magical!!

  47. A.... C....

    There's Whitney and then there's everyone else.

  48. C.... W....

    2020 viewer ! X

  49. D.... M....

    The military men were straight from the Gulf War and Whitney accepted the invitation to sing for them. I had a VHS tape of this concert in 1995, and from the first time I rented and watched it, I repeated watching this over and over again and had always been mesmerised by her voice. This was I think in 1991, and I had even forgotten to return the tape. Never had I known in those years that this concert would be free on YouTube someday!

  50. C.... ....

    What the guy yelled at 1:24 to 1:29 into the song that made her laugh, her laugh and smile was absolutely the best and so genuine. She's missed dearly, rest on lady.

  51. d.... p....

    Wow!! Taralyn Ramsey sound so much like Whitney Houston.

  52. K.... C....

    The voice of the century. Rest in peace darling Whitney x

  53. M.... ....

    Who's here watching this with new eyes & listening with new ears after reading Robyn's book, A Song For You?

    It has a whole new meaning

    M.... ....

    I am!!! And oooooh my, I'm appreciating this performance so much more

    M.... ....

    Jadele Izampue ME TOO!

    M.... ....

    MrMarkymark005 I am! With sadness love respect and admiration all rolled into one! Robyn this song is for you!

  54. G.... T....

    FLAWLESS 😢😢😮😮😮😮I ❤️u Whitney!!!!

  55. S.... R....

    It's too bad that she was a drug addict and so was her daughter they would still be alive

    S.... R....

    Drugs are an addiction which doctors have declared as such and if that all you have to say about her life struggles with no sympathy for her struggles than keep it to yourself ......she’s dead and was loved by many for her talent and by her family and friends

  56. V.... ....

    Shook then...shooketh still.

  57. n.... ....

    How lucky was every single person in that room?! Damn. What a voice. Forever missed, Whitney.

  58. D.... M....

    I Think That "Sing Baby" Was All Of Us. 3:43 RIP Miss Whitney.

  59. O.... H....

    Simply one of her best Performances🥰

  60. Y.... O....

    My tears for u , rest in peace mam , ur incredible , ur living in this song with robyn , love u mam 2019

  61. C.... C....

    Can't believe I've never seen this before. The GOAT.

  62. M.... ....

    Amazing peerless performance. Whitney had the gift of taking a song and making it feel like it was the first time you ever heard it. The control she exerts whilst not losing the emotion of the song is just a little slice of perfect right there ❤️

  63. A.... G....

    I Song For Robyn!!

    A.... G....

    Very apparent once you've read the book

  64. J.... ....

    How did she die

    J.... ....

    Accidental drowning according to coroner's report

  65. G.... B....

    That last holding note was so Angelic :)

  66. M.... ....

    I just finish reading Robyn Crawford’s book & I will always love U Whit aka Nippy

  67. B.... W....

    Hate this stupid person trimming this video

  68. A.... M....

    THE VOICE! ❤❤💯💯💯

  69. J.... E....

    Mariah, who?

  70. B.... B....

    As a gulf war veteran plus, when I came home during the gulf war plus, her voice is the only person in this world that spoke to me. What happened to this beautiful princess is what has happened to most veterans. They are ignored when there is a need for help. We are given accolades for what we do in the moment, then forgotten that our lives are what we overcome in our daily lives. We are left to deal with lives that most Americans could not deal with. She and my special needs son will always be "My Hero". I am tired of the arguments in America, I am tired of the lack of faith and commitment to country that this incredible women was able to bring together through song and praise. Please, lets stop all of what is going on. I need help, the rest of my fellow veterans need help, yet it seems no one is listening. This beautiful women was an inspiration to a generation, I do not want to hear about anymore about my brothers and sisters dying.

  71. C.... V....

    The 4 screen effect is annoying

  72. K.... C....

    Very good. But for me, Donnie Hathaway version is the one.

  73. j.... ....

    Her and Robyn's relationship was one of codependency, they were each others drug in a sense. May Whitney forever rest.

  74. M.... I....

    Why 4 screens?👎👎👎

    M.... I....

    Read the text under the video "The 4 screens are because of the copyright.". It's either this or nothing!

  75. C.... F....

    wow. just wow.

  76. M.... L....

    Alguém do 🇧🇷 em dezembro de 2019?
    Like hare
    👇🏿

  77. Y.... H....

    That's something no one could and can do, only Whitney

  78. V.... V....

    👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

  79. b.... s....

    Just wonderfully Incomparable!

  80. L.... ....

    RIP beautiful queen🙌🏽 YOUR LEGACY, YOUR VOICE, YOUR TALENT, YOUR ENERGY WILL LIVE ON FOREVER🙌🏽💜🙏🏽

  81. Y.... K....

    Beautiful performance RIP

  82. T.... W....

    I love you rip

  83. P.... N....

    Whitney was the Best Singer!

  84. D.... A....

    She was one badddddd mutha fukka! S.I.P

  85. A.... W....

    WHITNEY SING WITH THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN SO AUTHENTIC.

  86. A.... W....

    THIS GIRL SINGS GO HOLY GHOST.AWOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD SHALL BE PRAISED.

  87. A.... P....

    A SONG 4 MY Nu-Nu❤👬💔😭✌⁉

  88. V.... W....

    thee amount of notes hit in this ONE performance, HAS TO BE A WORLD RECORD- PERIODT !!!

  89. B.... ....

    Every time I listen to Whitney I say to myself what a big loss...Why no body cared for her, and stopped from suiciding herself slowly. So many brilliant singers in this world, but still Whitney is Whitney, and no one can ever be a Whitney any more.

  90. D.... S....

    Her resonance here was going through my soul!!!!

    D.... S....

    Dennis Sandoval I know. Just incredible. It’s bad quality video but search YouTube for One Song Whitney Houston
    Same era as this performance
    Her vibrato and resonance was off the chain

  91. P.... C....

    Sing girl. I love you whitney

  92. S.... M....

    Leon is smilin

  93. g.... w....

    Love this song! Thanks Whitney miss her.. True songstress♥️

  94. A.... C....

    She was singing this song to Robyn. Robyn is front row and nippy glances and sing to her throughout. The part about when my life is over, remember when were together. Robyn is finally doing just that. She repeatedly glances and emphasizes remember I'm singing this song to you

    A.... C....

    It's bigger than Robyn. It's about her life and her relationship with fame and the public. Her struggles and triumphs... everyone wants to romanticize the relationship between her and Robyn, but it was really only 4 pages in her book. They're friendship was bigger than romantic love..

  95. A.... O....

    I remember your Singing this Song in 2020. I love you Whitney.

  96. J.... M....

    Whitney forever😭😭

  97. L.... R....

    Tá loko 😱😱

  98. P.... W....

    Very rare and precious really missing heart sweet spirit.. Love was within her through and through