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Reply #30 posted 09/30/05 1:34am

funkaholic1972

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I've always liked the lyrics to If I Was Your Girlfriend. A song about a man who wants to get closer to his girlfriend and dig deeper into their relationship, but she apparently just won't let him.

He is so desperate that he asks her that "If I was your girlfriend, would you let me get closer to you?" (Well, not literally, but you know what I mean).

It's a song about feeling lonely in a relationship and I think the lyrics are brilliant and very sincere. I have highlighted some of the lines that appeal the me the most:

Look at the bargains over here, ladies...
If I was your girlfriend
Would u remember 2 tell me all the things u forgot
When I was your man?

Hey, when I was your man
If I was your best friend
Would u let me take care of u and do all the things
That only a best friend can
Only best friends can

If I was your girlfriend
If I was your girlfriend

If I was your girlfriend
Would u let me dress u
I mean, help u pick out your clothes
Before we go out
Not that you’re helpless
But sometimes, sometimes
Those are the things that bein’ in love’s about
If I was your one and only friend
Would u run 2 me if somebody hurt u
Even if that somebody was me?

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be
Please

If I was your girlfriend
If I was your girlfriend

Would u let me wash your hair
Could I make u breakfast sometime
Or then, could we just hang out, I mean
Could we go 2 a movie and cry together
Cuz 2 me baby that would be so fine


If I was your girlfriend
Baby can I dress u
I mean, help u pick out your clothes
Before we go out
(if I was your girlfriend)
Listen girl, I ain’t sayin you’re helpless
But sometimes, sometimes
Those are the things that bein’ in love’s about (sugar)

Sugar do u know what I’m saying 2 u this evening? (sugar)
Maybe u think I’m being
A little self-centered (if I was your girlfriend)
But i, I said I want 2 be (sugar)
All of the things u are 2 me (sugar)
Surely, surely u can see (if I was your girlfriend)

{{title repeated in background}}
Is it really necessary 4 me 2 go out of the room
Just because u wanna undress?
I mean, we don’t have 2 make children 2 make love
And then, we don’t have 2 make love 2 have an orgasm
Your body’s what I’m all about
Can I see u?
I’ll show u
Why not?
U can think it’s because I’m your friend I’ll do it 4 u
Of course I’ll undress in front of u!
And when I’m naked, what shall I do?
How can I make u see that it’s cool?
Can’t u just trust me?
If I was your girlfriend u could
Oh, yeah, I think so

Listen, 4 u naked I would dance a ballet
Would that get u off?
Then tell me what will!
If I was your girlfriend, would u tell me?
Would u let me see u naked then?
Would u let me give u a bath?
Would u let me tickle u so hard u’d laugh and laugh
And would u, would u let me kiss u there
You know down there where it counts
I’ll do it so good I swear I’ll drink every ounce
And then I’ll hold u tight and hold u long
And together we’ll stare into silence
And we’ll try 2 imagine what it looks like
Yeah, we’ll try 2 imagine what, what silence looks like
Yeah, we’ll try 2 imagine what silence looks like
Yeah, we’ll try...
RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #31 posted 09/30/05 1:48am

mloth

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I like this too...

This part is very good.

If I was your one and only friend
Would u run 2 me if somebody hurt u
Even if that somebody was me?



wink


funkaholic1972 said:

I've always liked the lyrics to If I Was Your Girlfriend. A song about a man who wants to get closer to his girlfriend and dig deeper into their relationship, but she apparently just won't let him.

He is so desperate that he asks her that "If I was your girlfriend, would you let me get closer to you?" (Well, not literally, but you know what I mean).

It's a song about feeling lonely in a relationship and I think the lyrics are brilliant and very sincere. I have highlighted some of the lines that appeal the me the most:

Look at the bargains over here, ladies...
If I was your girlfriend
Would u remember 2 tell me all the things u forgot
When I was your man?

Hey, when I was your man
If I was your best friend
Would u let me take care of u and do all the things
That only a best friend can
Only best friends can

If I was your girlfriend
If I was your girlfriend

If I was your girlfriend
Would u let me dress u
I mean, help u pick out your clothes
Before we go out
Not that you’re helpless
But sometimes, sometimes
Those are the things that bein’ in love’s about
If I was your one and only friend
Would u run 2 me if somebody hurt u
Even if that somebody was me?

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be
Please

If I was your girlfriend
If I was your girlfriend

Would u let me wash your hair
Could I make u breakfast sometime
Or then, could we just hang out, I mean
Could we go 2 a movie and cry together
Cuz 2 me baby that would be so fine


If I was your girlfriend
Baby can I dress u
I mean, help u pick out your clothes
Before we go out
(if I was your girlfriend)
Listen girl, I ain’t sayin you’re helpless
But sometimes, sometimes
Those are the things that bein’ in love’s about (sugar)

Sugar do u know what I’m saying 2 u this evening? (sugar)
Maybe u think I’m being
A little self-centered (if I was your girlfriend)
But i, I said I want 2 be (sugar)
All of the things u are 2 me (sugar)
Surely, surely u can see (if I was your girlfriend)

{{title repeated in background}}
Is it really necessary 4 me 2 go out of the room
Just because u wanna undress?
I mean, we don’t have 2 make children 2 make love
And then, we don’t have 2 make love 2 have an orgasm
Your body’s what I’m all about
Can I see u?
I’ll show u
Why not?
U can think it’s because I’m your friend I’ll do it 4 u
Of course I’ll undress in front of u!
And when I’m naked, what shall I do?
How can I make u see that it’s cool?
Can’t u just trust me?
If I was your girlfriend u could
Oh, yeah, I think so

Listen, 4 u naked I would dance a ballet
Would that get u off?
Then tell me what will!
If I was your girlfriend, would u tell me?
Would u let me see u naked then?
Would u let me give u a bath?
Would u let me tickle u so hard u’d laugh and laugh
And would u, would u let me kiss u there
You know down there where it counts
I’ll do it so good I swear I’ll drink every ounce
And then I’ll hold u tight and hold u long
And together we’ll stare into silence
And we’ll try 2 imagine what it looks like
Yeah, we’ll try 2 imagine what, what silence looks like
Yeah, we’ll try 2 imagine what silence looks like
Yeah, we’ll try...
Martin is my name, Music is my game!
Never be afraid to tell the truth. But remember not all of your truth is other people’s business.
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Reply #32 posted 09/30/05 1:55am

funkaholic1972

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Also Adore has very beautiful and heartfelt lyrics, it describes perfectly how you feel when you are truly in love. Although the whole text is a highlight to me I particularly like the "bolded" part:

Ooh, baby
Darlin', U're the best, oh girl

Chorus:

Until the end of time, I'll be there 4 U
U own my heart and mind, I truly adore U
If God one day struck me blind, your beauty I'd still see
Love's 2 weak 2 define just what U mean 2 me

From the first moment I saw U
Ooh, I knew U were the one
That night I had 2 call U
I was rappin' till the sun came up
Tellin' U just how fine U look
In a word, U were sex
All of my cool attitude U took
My body was next
U made love 2 me
Like U were afraid
Was U afraid of me?
Was I the first?
Was I your every fantasy?
That's why...

(chorus)

When we be makin' love
I only hear the sounds
Heavenly angels crying above
Tears of joy pourin' down on us
They know we need each other
They know U are my fix (Cuz U know)
I know that U know I ain't cheatin' baby (I ain't cheatin' on U, baby)
They know this is serious
I ain't fuckin' just 4 kicks

No, this condition I got is crucial, crucial baby
U could say that I'm a terminal case
U could burn up my clothes (U could burn up my clothes)
Smash up my ride (U could smash up..)
Well, maybe not the ride
But I got 2 have your face all up in the place (Do U think?)
I'd like 2 think that I'm a man of exquisite taste
(I'm a man of exquisite taste)
A hundred percent Italian silk imported Egyptian lace
Nothin' baby, I said nothin' baby could compare (Nothin' could compare)
2 your lovely face (2 your lovely face)
Do U know what I'm sayin' 2 U this evening? (What U sayin' about?)
Tryin' tryin' 2 say (I hear what your sayin')
Just tryin' 2 say that until
Till the end of time, I'll be there 4 U

I'll be there 4 U
U own my heart, U own my mind (Truly adore U)
I truly adore U (Darlin')
U don't know what U mean 2 me, baby
(Until the end of time, I'll be there 4 U)
Baby, baby
(U own my heart and mind, I truly adore U)
Till the end of time I'll be there 4 U
(Adore U)

Can I talk 2 U, tell U what U mean 2 me? {CHORUS x2 in BG}
Everytime U wander, I'll be your eyes so U can see
I wanna show U things that I show no other
I wanna be more than, more than your mother
More than your brother
I wanna be like no, like no other
If U need me, I'll never leave
I know that U know without U there is no me, there is no me
Without U there is no sea, there is no shore
Love is 2 weak 2 define how much I adore
U child, U child
The last words U hear, the last words U hear

Until (Until the end of time {x7 in BG})
I'll be there 4 U, baby
Be with me darlin' til the end of all time
I'll give U my heart, huh, I'll give U my mind, huh
I'll give U my body yeah, I'll give U my time
4 all time I am with U, U are with me
U are with me, U are with me
RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #33 posted 10/02/05 11:27pm

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squirrelgrease said:

Ahem, the correct lyric is "Now he's doing whores... it's June."




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I always thought it was Horse, that steroid.

I really like the lyrics to Sexuality, One Song, and Beautiful Strange.
Don't hurt me, I'm a newb. I'm supposed to be stupid.
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Reply #34 posted 10/03/05 6:19pm

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I ain't fuckin' just 4 kicks[/b]


I am convinced he doesnt swear in thgis song. I think it is funkin
17 Years ago I made a commitment to Prince
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Reply #35 posted 10/03/05 6:28pm

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tane1976 said:

When you think about it, most of his lyrics are profound sexually or socially, hes got so many things to say and so little time to say it. Why not the songs without deep lyrics, I can think of one.

Sexy Dancer and it still sounds great, its in my all time Top 10
This lyric ain't that profound

Sexy Dancer you got my body screamin, Sexy Dancer you got me just a creamin

i swear to gawd the muthafucka wrote "sd" on a napkin. falloff
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Reply #36 posted 10/03/05 7:16pm

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

tane1976 said:

When you think about it, most of his lyrics are profound sexually or socially, hes got so many things to say and so little time to say it. Why not the songs without deep lyrics, I can think of one.

Sexy Dancer and it still sounds great, its in my all time Top 10
This lyric ain't that profound

Sexy Dancer you got my body screamin, Sexy Dancer you got me just a creamin

i swear to gawd the muthafucka wrote "sd" on a napkin. falloff



:sexyvespa:
Now I'm older than movies, Now I'm wiser than dreams, And I know who's there
When silhouettes fall
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Reply #37 posted 10/03/05 7:18pm

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paintsprayer said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:


i swear to gawd the muthafucka wrote "sd" on a napkin. falloff



:sexyvespa:

:iwantyourhelmetwantyourhelmet:
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Reply #38 posted 10/03/05 7:23pm

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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

paintsprayer said:




:sexyvespa:

:iwantyourhelmetwantyourhelmet:




got my tires screeching

(too tired to continue)


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Now I'm older than movies, Now I'm wiser than dreams, And I know who's there
When silhouettes fall
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Reply #39 posted 10/03/05 7:25pm

Handclapsfinga
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paintsprayer said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:


:iwantyourhelmetwantyourhelmet:




got my tires screeching

(too tired to continue)


:ranchdressing:

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Reply #40 posted 10/03/05 7:57pm

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I never thought Prince was as great as a lyrics writer as he is a musician, but he can write some real good lyrics when he wants to. Some of my faves:

- SOTT
- If I was your girlfriend
- In a large room with no light
- 5 women
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