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If I Was Your Girlfriend Lyrics
If I was your girlfriend
Would you remember
To tell me all the things you forgot when I was your man?
When I was your man
If I was your best friend
Would you let me take care of you
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 you let me dress you
I mean, help you pick out your clothes
Before we go out
Not that you're helpless
But sometime, sometime
Those are the things that being in love's about
If I was your one and only friend
Would you run to me if somebody hurt you
Even if that somebody was me?
Sometime I trip on how happy we could be
Please
If I was your girlfriend
If I was your girlfriend
Would you let me wash your hair?
Could I make you breakfast sometime?
Or then, could we just hang out, I mean
Could we go to a movie and cry together?
'Cause to me baby that would be so fine
Baby can I dress you
I mean, help you pick out your clothes
Before we go out
Listen girl, I ain't sayin you're helpless
But sometime, sometime
Those are the things that being in love's about
Sugar do you know what I'm saying to you this evening?
Maybe you think I'm being a little self-centered
But I, I said I want to be
All of the things you are to me
Surely, surely you can see
Is it really necessary for me to go out of the room
Just because you wanna undress?
We don't have to make children to make love
And we don't have to make love to have an orgasm
Your body's what I'm all about
Can I see it?
I'll show you
Why not?
You can do it 'cause I'm your friend
I'd do it for you
Of course I'd undress in front of you
And when I'm naked, what shall I do?
How can I make you see that it's cool?
Can't you just trust me?
If I was your girlfriend you could
Oh yeah, I think so
Listen, for you naked I would dance a ballet
Would that get you off?
Tell me what will
If I was your girlfriend would you tell me?
Would you let me see you naked then?
Would you let me give you a bath?
Would you let me tickle you so hard you'd laugh and laugh?
And would you, would you let me kiss you there?
You know, down there where it counts
I'll do it so good I swear I'll drink every ounce
And then I'd hold you tight and hold you long
And together we'll stand in silence
And we'll try to imagine what it looks like
Yeah
We'll try to imagine what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try to imagine what silence looks like
Would you remember
To tell me all the things you forgot when I was your man?
When I was your man
If I was your best friend
Would you let me take care of you
And do all the things that only a best friend can
Only best friends can
If I was your girlfriend
Would you let me dress you
I mean, help you pick out your clothes
Before we go out
Not that you're helpless
But sometime, sometime
Those are the things that being in love's about
If I was your one and only friend
Would you run to me if somebody hurt you
Even if that somebody was me?
Sometime I trip on how happy we could be
Please
If I was your girlfriend
Could I make you breakfast sometime?
Or then, could we just hang out, I mean
Could we go to a movie and cry together?
'Cause to me baby that would be so fine
I mean, help you pick out your clothes
Before we go out
Listen girl, I ain't sayin you're helpless
But sometime, sometime
Those are the things that being in love's about
Maybe you think I'm being a little self-centered
But I, I said I want to be
All of the things you are to me
Surely, surely you can see
Just because you wanna undress?
We don't have to make children to make love
And we don't have to make love to have an orgasm
Your body's what I'm all about
Can I see it?
I'll show you
Why not?
You can do it 'cause I'm your friend
I'd do it for you
Of course I'd undress in front of you
And when I'm naked, what shall I do?
How can I make you see that it's cool?
Can't you just trust me?
If I was your girlfriend you could
Oh yeah, I think so
Listen, for you naked I would dance a ballet
Would that get you off?
Tell me what will
If I was your girlfriend would you tell me?
Would you let me see you naked then?
Would you let me give you a bath?
Would you let me tickle you so hard you'd laugh and laugh?
And would you, would you let me kiss you there?
You know, down there where it counts
I'll do it so good I swear I'll drink every ounce
And then I'd hold you tight and hold you long
And together we'll stand in silence
And we'll try to imagine what it looks like
Yeah
We'll try to imagine what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try to imagine what silence looks like
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This is probably one of Prince's most misunderstood songs eva. However from the first time I heard it I knew what it's message was... It was a man's plea to his woman for her to give him the closeness she share with her best friend while speaking from the point of view as if he and she (the friend) have already switched roles. Much like "Male Bonding", women share a mutual closeness that mean could never rival and at times even rationalize!!! So from the onset he beg...
"If I was your girlfriend Would U remember 2 tell me all the things U forgot when I was your man?"
Women will admit they tell their friends, especially lifelong friends secrets their man may never know!!!
Towards the end Prince is so desperate to be everything and then some for the object of his desires he states...
"Sugar do U know what I'm saying 2 U this evening? Maybe U think I'm being a little self-centered But I, I said I want 2 be (All of the things U are 2 me) Surely, surely U can see "...
to show that if for one moment if he could be her girlfriend, she would realize that with some people boyfriends may come and go(good and bad), and friends last a lifetime... with him: she would have both rolled up into one!!! People probably would have had a better chance at understanding this song and not make any incorrect sexual biases about the subject matter if Prince would have named this song "If i Was u'r Best Friend" would they?? Which in all actuality could be an unofficial title for this track. What do you think???
That pretty much hit the nail on the head methinks. I love how he jsut adds in the little pervy bits at the end though. He ain't taking anything too sereiously. However, I think that the ultimate version of this song is the live at paisley park version (sometimes credited on file sharing programs as being played with Miles Davis). I don't know if miles is on that one or not... But it has the same epic live feel as other prince songs like noting compares and purple rain. It's a lot longer, more instrumental, has an incredible atmosphere... seriously. It's my personal favorite prince song and it ain't too hard to find. Heck it's what started me on him.
Orgasmic song!
This song is to my knowledge written for Susanna Melvoin, Wendy Melvoin's twin sister, with whom Prince had a long relation during the mid eighties.
tmtation is right- it was written for Susanna Melvoin. I also agree with Joey Coco... that sums it up. A funky-romantic song.