it was only last june when her old man ran away
she couldn’t stop crying cause she knew he was gone to stay
05 on a lonely friday night
she was standin’ by the bar hmm she was lookin’ alright yeah
pre
i asked if she wanted to dance
and she said all she wanted was a good man
and wanted to know if i thought i was qualified yeah
i said baby don’t waste your time
i know what’s on your mind
i may be qualified for a onenight stand
but i could never take the place of your man
it hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes
tears in her eyes
he was all she ever had and now she wanted to die
he left her with a baby and another one on the way yeah
she couldn’t stop cryin’ ’cause she knew he was gone to stay yeah
pre
she asked me if we could be friends
and i said oh honey baby that’s a dead end
you know and i know that we wouldn’t be satisfied no
and i said baby don’t waste your time
i know what’s on your mind
wouldn’t be satisfied with a onenight stand
and i could never take the place of your man
yeah yeah the place of your man
ooh ooh ooh ooh
one two one two woo
ahh
Artist: Prince
Year: 1987
Decade: 80s
Language: en
Word Count: 117