It's been seven hours and fifteen days Since you took your love away I go out every night and sleep all day Since you took your love away Since you've been gone I can do whatever I want I can see whomever I choose I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant But nothing can take away the blues Nothing compares, nothing compares to you So lonely here without you Like a bird without a song Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling Tell me baby where did I go wrong And I could put my arms around every boy that I see But they'd only remind me of you I went to the doctor and guess what he told me, he told me He said "Aretha, girl you better have fun" Nothing compares, nothing compares to you All the flowers that you send me They all died when you went away I know it's hard living with me But I'm willing to try, willing to try, willing to try, yeah Nothing compares, nothing compares to you Nothing compares to you Nothing compares, nothing compares to you Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing compares to you Nothing, nothing compares to you boy Nothing, nothing, nothing compares to you No one compares, yeah yeah Nothing compares to you Nothing compares to you I love my darling cause, cause nothing, nothing compares to you