"Wherever U are, think of your dreams
Oooh please, remember life ain't always what it seems
4 each rainy day (rainy day) that comes your way
The sun will come shinin' and U'll be okay
Keep on smilin' - every girl and boy
Remember when U were children U had toys
Wherever U are, think of your dreams
Remember that dreams become the life U lead

Whatever U play, it's okay 2 lose (sometimes Oh, sometimes)
As long as U learn from every game U choose
If one thing is sure, U'll always endure
If U try your best at everything U do
Say what U mean and mean what U say
The price 4 a broken heart's 2 much 2 pay
And nothing is worth it if U don't have 2 try
The higher the stakes, the higher the sky"

I forgot how POSITIVE and how much I dig this song...one of my favorite Prince pop songs....of course he has so many songs and stories but it's cool when one of his songs resonates on a personal level. It's as if he's writing about my current challenge in those last two verses. I'm trying...gave up financial success to follow my passion. This song inspires me to continue.

-Thanks P!

Its a happy sad song to me. Melancholy.

rdhull said:

Its a happy sad song to me. Melancholy.

Agree....kind of bittersweet

When I first heard this song, it sounded 2 me like he was saying goodbye. Very emotional song.

ComeHereLetMeCutYourHair said:

The higher the stakes, the higher the sky

one of the best lines he ever wrote, perhaps he read it somewhere, LOL

Rave has seriously underrated material, overall better than C&D, Emancipation, Truth and NPS

paisley2002 said:

When I first heard this song, it sounded 2 me like he was saying goodbye. Very emotional song.

and it was a goodbye, kind of

the man who returned with The Rainbow Children was neither "Prince" nor "The Symbol- Artist Formerly Know As Prince"

Great pop song, used to think it should've been a single, kind of reminds me of "every breath you take" somehow. The second half of the Rave album has some really great moments, a lot better than the first half of the album.

paisley2002 said:

When I first heard this song, it sounded 2 me like he was saying goodbye. Very emotional song.

In essence, he was. He was saying goodbye to Mayte and to .

I remember when Lenny K. released "Again," Prince was pissed because he had pretty much ripped his song off and had a hit with it. I wonder if he let Lenny hear it before it was released?

It's rather trite. And the lyrics are pretty dreadful.

Still, I rank it as a guilty pleasure.

Yeah, it's a guilty pleasure. A really enjoyable track to listen to, but you definitely wouldn't want to play it to your friends in an attempt to prove that Prince didn't lose it after the 80s. It's kitschy in a way that you can't be sure whether he even realized it himself or not.

I like how some of the previous posters describes the track as happy and sad at the same time. I'm always reminded of the early winter period in 1999 when I listen to it (the album came out at the end of the year).

A few other tracks from the album like "Silly Game" work in a similar way as well.

daPrettyman said:

I remember when Lenny K. released "Again," Prince was pissed because he had pretty much ripped his song off and had a hit with it. I wonder if he let Lenny hear it before it was released?

hmm, karma for all the rips that P's done over his career - ask Andre C, W&L etc. Not nice is it P?!

novabrkr said:

Yeah, it's a guilty pleasure. A really enjoyable track to listen to, but you definitely wouldn't want to play it to your friends in an attempt to prove that Prince didn't lose it after the 80s. It's kitschy in a way that you can't be sure whether he even realized it himself or not.

I like how some of the previous posters describes the track as happy and sad at the same time. I'm always reminded of the early winter period in 1999 when I listen to it (the album came out at the end of the year).

A few other tracks from the album like "Silly Game" work in a similar way as well.

Exactly, 2 absolutely horrible tracks!

daPrettyman said:

paisley2002 said:

When I first heard this song, it sounded 2 me like he was saying goodbye. Very emotional song.

In essence, he was. He was saying goodbye to Mayte and to .

I love Beautiful Strange, Strange But True, and Love u But I Just Don't Trust you Anymore. I think you're right Paisley!!! Thanks 4 yer insight!

insipid & twee.

It's a song with inspiring lyrics and a very good and yet easily accessible melody. This is Prince being rather mainstream without being dull.

funkyhead said:

daPrettyman said:

I remember when Lenny K. released "Again," Prince was pissed because he had pretty much ripped his song off and had a hit with it. I wonder if he let Lenny hear it before it was released?

hmm, karma for all the rips that P's done over his career - ask Andre C, W&L etc. Not nice is it P?!

daPrettyman said:

funkyhead said:

hmm, karma for all the rips that P's done over his career - ask Andre C, W&L etc. Not nice is it P?!

this is what you'll get ...

but he did say 'take this beat, i don't mind...'

Lenny is still totally listenable, while Prince is not. This simple groove included.

breese said:

Lenny is still totally listenable, while Prince is not. This simple groove included.

, i'm definately in the complete opposite camp, can hardly bring myself to listen to Lenny these days, his music's gone stale for me.

It's still one of my favs.