Prince's Lyric's and Music along with great melodies are always:
Moving...Sexy...Spiritual...& Sweet.

Prince's heart is always reaching out of his spirit and into your spirit.


What's the use in half a story...Half of a dream...U Have 2 climb all the steps in between.~Prince. From "The Ladder."

This line in particular is so profound. I once heard Joyce Meyer do a sermon on people that are never happy when they arrive at their goal, whatever it may be, because they are looking so much further down the line at that point. The sermon pointed out how important every step is along your path...

What are your favorite Prince lyric's...And why?

Awesome lyric!
I have too many to list...

Lyrically, I really dig One Nite Alone, She's Always In My Hair and Forever In My Life. Not rocket science, but nice.

One Nite Alone

In a pale blue spotlight
A figure spins around and the voice calls out 2 U:
"Baby, do U like the sound?"
The undulating acrobat ready 2 do your bidding says:
"Come, U must let me dress U
But first, I must do a fitting"
Do U like it fast?
Do U like it slow?
I know it's better if we make it up as we go
And oh, by the way, tell me now, what's your name?
I'll let it sweeten my tongue just once
And never speak it again
Since this is our little secret
Just once and never speak it again
This is our little secret

Untarnished memory in a pale blue spotlight
Oh, let me hear U scream
If U're ready 4 one nite alone...
With me

© 2001 NPG Publishing

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She's Always In My Hair(New Mix)

Whenever I feel like givin' up
Whenever my sunshine turns 2 rain
Whenever my hopes and dreams are aimed in the wrong direction
She's always there tellin' me how much she cares
She's always in my hair

She's always in my hair, my hair

Whenever I feel like not 2 great at all
Whenever I'm all alone
Even if I hit the wrong notes
She's always in my boat
She's always there tellin' me how much she cares
She's always in my hair

She's always in my hair, my hair

(Maybe I'll marry her)
Maybe I'll marry her, maybe I won't
Maybe I will not [be lost]
Let me tell U, baby (Even if I was a gigolo all my life)
If I was a gigolo all my life
She'd still be there tellin' me just how much she really cares
(She cares)
She's always in my hair

She's always in my hair, my hair

Yeah {x2}

Listen...
Whenever I feel like givin' up
Whenever my sunshine turns 2 rain
Whenever my hopes and dreams are aimed in the wrong direction
She's always there tellin' me just how much she cares
(Tellin' me just how much she cares)
Tell me, baby
Always in my hair

She's always in my hair, my hair

She's always in my hair {x3}
(Always in my hair)
(She's always in my hair)
(My hair)
(She's always, always in my hair)
My hair

She's always in my hair {x3}
(She's always in my hair, my hair)
My hair

(She's always in my hair) {x3}
Yeah, whenever I feel like breaking down
Oh, where that woman, she all around - my hair
(My hair)
Yeah, woman she'S in my hair, my hair, hair, oh!

She's always in my hair {x3}
My hair

Maybe I'll marry her
Maybe I will not
Let me tell U, if I was gigolo all my life
She'd still be there
Because U know, she thinks I'm hot
That woman thinks I'm hot
What she know?
Yeah, I feel like givin' 2 her
I feel like givin' 2 her
My sunshine - it turns 2 rain, yeah
My hopes, my dreams - a misinformed direction, ooh, uh =
She's always, she's always in my hair
That woman, she's in my hair

My hair - that woman, she in my hair!
That woman she in my hair!
My hair, my hair!

She's in my hair

© 1985 Controversy Music - ASCAP


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Forever In My Life

La da da da da da da da
La da da da da da da da
There comes a time, in every man's life
When he get's tired of foolin' around
Juggling hearts in a three ring circus
Someday will drive a body down 2 the ground
I never imagined that love would rain on me
And make me want 2 settle down
Baby it's true, I think I do
And I just wanna tell U that I wanna with U (baby, if U do 2)
And baby if U do 2
Forever, forever, baby I want U forever
I wanna keep U 4 the rest of my life (U can make right)
All that is wrong in my world (U are my saviour)
U can make right (U are my light)
U are my saviour, U are my light (Forever I want U in my life)
Forever I want U in my life

(La da da da da da da da)
(La da da da da da)

(Every man's journey)
There comes a road in every man's journey (don't be afraid)
A road that he's afraid 2 walk on his own (I'm at that road)
I'm here 2 tell U that I'm at that road (I'd rather walk it with)
And I'd rather walk it (U than walk it alone)
with U than walk it alone (U are my future)
U are my hero, U are my future (no past)
When I am with U, I have no past
Oh baby my one and only desire (make this feelin' last)
Is find some way in this doggone world (sugar it's true)
2 make this feelin' last (I know I do)
Oh baby it's true, I know I do (2 with U)
And I just wanna tell U that I
want 2 with U, yeah
And baby if U do 2
Forever, forever, I want U baby, baby forever (U can make right)
I wanna keep U 4 the rest of my life (U are my saviour)
All that is wrong in my world (U are my light)
U can make right (Forever I want U in my life)
U are my saviour, U are my light (La da da da da da da da)
Forever I want U in my life (La da da da da da da da)

La da da da da da da da
La da da da da da

Forever in my life [repeated to fade]


http://www.dtt-lyrics.com...s/ona.html

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[Edited 12/29/09 9:22am]

If I Was Your Girlfriend

"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…

Adore

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 is 2 weak 2 define
Just what U mean 2 me

From the first moment I saw U
Ooh, I knew U where the 1
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 where afraid
Was U afraid of me?
Was I the first?
Was I your every fantasy?
That's why

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 is 2 weak 2 define
Just what U mean 2 me

When we be makin' love
I only hear the sounds
Heavenly angels cryin' up above
Tears of joy pourin' down on us
They know we need each other
They know U are my fix
I know, that U know that I ain't cheatin' 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
Smash up my ride, well maybe not the ride
But I got 2 have your face
All up in the place

I'd like 2 think that I'm a man of exquisite taste
A hundred percent Italian silk imported Egyptian lace
But nothin' baby, I said nothin' baby could compare
2 your lovely face
Do U know what I'm sayin' 2 ya this evening
I'm just tryin' 2 say
I'm just tryin' 2 say
That until, until the end of time
I'll be there 4 U
I'll be there 4 U
On my heart, on my mind, (truly adore U)
I truly adore U (darlin')
U don't know what you're mean 2 me
Baby, (until the end of time)
Baby, (I'll be there 4 U)
Baby, (U own my heart and mind)
'Til the end of time I'll be there 4 U
(I truly adore U)
Adore U (adore U)

Can I talk 2 U? {{chorus repeated in background}}
Tell U what U mean 2 me
Every time 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 the end of time)
I'll be there for you, baby
(until the end of time)

Be with me darlin' til the end of time (until the end of time)
I'll give U my heart
I'll give U my mind
I'll give U my body (until the end of time)
I'll give U my time (until the end of time)
(until the end of time)

4 all time I am with U
U are with me
(until the end of time)
U are with me, U are with me
[Edited 7/8/09 3:56am]

There are so many to choose from but the two that stand out to me right now are the second verse of "Paisley Park" and the extra verse in the long version of "Another Lonely Christmas."

Paisley Park

There is a woman who sits
All alone by the pier
Her husband was naughty
And caused his wife so many tears
He died without knowing forgiveness
And now she is sad, so sad
Maybe she'll come 2 the park
And forgive him
And life won't be so bad
In Paisley Park

Another Lonely Christmas (I couldn't find the lyrics for the long version in a quick search so this will be from memory...Sorry for any mistakes.

I'd pay money just 2 C
your happy dancin silouette upon the pier
Sometimes I think I hear U smilin
Sometimes I think your here
I find myself holding every pillow
N the bed U and I used 2 share
Last night I spent another lonely Christmas
Darling U shouldn't B
U shouldn't B there, cuz U C

Last night I spent another lonely Christmas
Darling, darling, U, U should've been there
Cuz U see, of all the ones I dream about
U are the one that makes my love shout
U see, U are the only one I care 4, yeah

I remember playing both of these songs over and over and just being blown away by the way Prince delivered the lines.

STRANGE RELATIONSHIP
I guess U know me well, I don't like winter
But I seem 2 get a kick out of doing U cold
Oh, what the hell, U always surrender
What's this strange relationship that we hold on 2?

CHORUS:
Baby, I just can't stand 2 see U happy
More than that, I hate 2 see U sad
Honey, if U left me I just might do something rash
What's this strange relationship ..ship ..ship ..ship?

I came and took your love, I took your body
I took the self-respect U ever had
I took U 4 a ride and baby, I'm sorry
The more U love me, sugar, the more it makes me mad

Cuz baby, I just can't stand 2 see U happy
More than that, I hate 2 see U sad
Honey, if U left me I just might do something rash
What's this strange relationship ..ship ..ship ..ship?

Oh yeah

Isn't it a shame this ain't a movie?
Then U could rewrite my every line
I'll take all the blame, yo baby, I'm sorry
But I didn't like the way U were, so I had 2 make U mine

CHORUS

Yeah
Mmm, my strange relationship
Can't live with cha, can't live without cha
What it's all about, do U know?
Whoa yeah
Don't U think we got some strange relationship?
I think U and I got a ... strange relationship
What's this strange relationship?
Yeah, yeah



ADORE
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'll still see
Love is 2 weak 2 define
Just what U mean 2 me
From the first moment I saw U
I knew U were the 1
That night I had 2 call U
I was rappin' til 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 was afraid
Was U afraid of me?
Was I the first?
Was I your every fantasy?
That's why
Until the end of time
I'll be there 4 U
U own my heart and mind
I truly adore U
If God 1 day struck me blind
Your beauty I'll still see
Love is 2 weak 2 define
Just what U mean 2 me

When we be makin' love
I only hear the sounds
Heavenly angels cryin' up above
Tears of joy pourin' down on us
They know we need each other
They know U are my fixI know, U know that I ain't cheatin baby
They know this is serious
This ain't just for kicks, No
This condition I got is crucial
U could say that I'm a terminal case
U could burn up my clothes
Smash up my ride, well maybe not the ride
But I got 2 have your face
All up in the placeI'd like to think that I'm a man of exquisite taste
A hundred percent Italian silk, imported Egyptian lace
But nothin' baby, I said nothin' can compare
2 your lovely face (do U know what I'm sayin' 2 U?)

I'm just tryin' 2 say
That until, until the end of time

(ad lib)

I'll be there 4 u

(ad lib)
Can I talk 2 U?
Tell U what U mean to me
Everytime U wander
I'll be your eyes so U can see
I wanna show you things
That I never showed no other, I wanna be
More than your mother
More than your brother
I wanna be 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
The last words U hear

"Be with me darlin' til the end of all time
I'll give you my heart
I'll give you my mind
I'll give you my body
I'll give you my time
4 all time I am with U

U are with me?

DesireeNevermind said:

I was going to say those two!!

+ Eye Hate U

"i'll kick your ass... twice."

"All the flowers that you planted in the backyard, all died when you went away"

How about popular words used - such as JOY!

ElectricBlue said:

That is a great line.

The 2 songs that have my favorite lyrics are probably Ballad of Dorothy Parker and Joy in Repetition.

One of my favorite lyrics is "I told her the joke/ about the woman/ who asked her lover/ why is your organ so small/ he replied 'I didn't know/ I was playing/ in a cathedral'/ Vicki didn't laugh at all."

In a word or two, it's you I wanna do
No not yo body, your mind you fool!





Still it's nice 2 know
That, uh when bodies wear out
We can get another
What does that 1 thing have 2 do with the other 1?
Eye don't know
Eye was just thinking about my mother

Some of my fave lines;

I guess I shoulda known by the way parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last.

If I gave you Diamonds and Pearls would u be a happy boy or a girl
If I could I would give u the world but all I can do is just offer u my love.

I'm not a woman I'm not a man I am something that u never understand.

I could go on and on.....

Here On Earth
Imagine a young woman running 4 her very life
Tryin' 2 get away from the one who loves her
this young woman ur wife
In2 an alley cold and rainy
October just b4 dawn...
Leaping atop a mountain of bricks
her clothes now covered with sick,
The danger hardly gone
She turns and curses the day she met u
and that she wishes she was never born...
Say it's just a dream...
U open up ur eyes and come 2 realize
u simply imagined this
So u lean over and give her a kiss
Here on earth, here on earth,
with u it's not so bad
Here on earth, here on earth
eye don't feel so sad
Stay right here

pretty much anything from 1979 to 88 would suffice.

I love the new Lotus Set, yet some lyrics puzzle me, and I wish I understood them, I guess that's partly what makes them so great is the mystery

I wanna do it 4 a worthy cause...Virginity or Menopause...U'll have an instant heart attack....

If Prince sang that to me with heartfelt intention, my initial reply would be...

"Can we do this worthy cause thing on Christmas Eve or Good Friday?"

If I came back as a dolphin
Would U listen 2 me then?
Would U let me be your friend?
Would U let me in?
U can cut off all my fins
But 2 your ways I will not bend
I'll die before I let U tell me how 2 swim
And I'll come back again as a dolphin

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Excuse me but I need a mouth like yours...

AnaMPls said:

Along with JOY - TOUCH - i will add 4EVER!

Come ... You can do that Baby., but love that ending.

"Did u get that tape sent u, thought it'd be better in a song. Better than the used condom u sent me, baby that was wrong!"

One Of Your Tears off The Truth

amorbella said:

These are beautiful lyrics...I have never read them before..

All of the songs that everyone posted just bleed love.

Never say the words they're gone...They'll comeback...Yeahhhh.

lyrics to Lady Cab Driver , especially this part: not knowing where I'm going is galaxies better than not having a place 2 go now I know