Once was this ball with a line
straight down the middle
One side was black and the other one white
And they both understood so little
That they spent their whole lives
tryin' 2 tell each other what
time it was
And all along it did not matter what either said
Because, because

U only know what u know
U only see what your heart will show
U only love when your soul remembers
We all come from the same December
And in the end that's where we'll go
So let's go

There once was a golden idol that went 2 the winners
Needless 2 say, it didn't make 'em
feel any less a sinner
Cuz the very next mornin' the whole
damn world was the same
Yes it was
The idol's still shinin' but the
voice inside it said,
"There ain't no winners in this game"

U only know what u know
U only see what your heart will show
U only love when your soul remembers
We all come from the same December
And in the end that's where we'll go
So let's go

There once was an angel
Who most certainly watched over me
But if it got me through the day
Is it crazy?
Yeah, I'll be crazy

Until the demons fall as far as anyone can fall
When they reap what they done
sowed, I'll be standin' tall
We spend our whole lives tryin' 2 dog the other man
When what we need 2 do is try to give him all we can

But, uh, u only know what u know
And, uh, u only see what your heart'll show
And, uh, u only love when your soul remembers
We all come from the same December
And in the end that's where we'll go
So let's go

Let's go
Let's go!

great song. a classic, dare I say...

As a music lover, I adore this song...but as a spiritual friend of Prince's..."The Same December," sit's on a silver platter.

I do read deeper into Prince, than the average listener...We are Spirit's in a physical world...And Love for bringing eternal order out of historical chaos is sculpted...

And I love the vid,with the symbol around his eye!

horrible song from a horrible album. a classic? please

I like the song, and I LOVE this interlude:

Until the demons fall as far as anyone can fall
When they reap what they done
sowed, I'll be standin' tall
We spend our whole lives tryin' 2 dog the other man
When what we need 2 do is try to give him all we can

GREAT words to live by.

Yeah, on a fairly dire album, I think this is a very underated track.