Lyricists Remember Elizabeth Reed. Elizabeth Reed was an American lyricist. She worked with several composers including Michael Leonard, Henry Walthall and Stephen Stills. The most famous song she collaborated on is probably "4 + 20" by Stephen Stills. Her other songs include "Love Is a Little Fire" and "Sugar Daddy". Reed was born on January 4th, 1945 in Washington D.C.. She grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and began writing songs at the age of 14. She attended George Washington University where she met her husband Paul Brooks. They had two children together before divorcing in 1975. After that she moved to Los Angeles where she started working with different musicians. Her first big hit was "Love Is a Little Fire", which was written for the film Black Beauty. It was performed by Rita Coolidge but didn't make it to the top 100. In 1978 Reed wrote "Sugar Daddy" for Nancy Sinatra. This song became a number one hit in America and Canada and sold over million copies. In 1979 she wrote "Four Plus Twenty" which became a number one hit in America again. This time it was performed by Stephen Stills.