For Prince
It was Saturday night
When I got the invitation
...........To this thing called life
You came in
Dancing in the music
Playing all the instruments
Doing all the arrangements
Just you
Just one person
Wanting to be a lover
Not wanting to miss
That moment of passion
........... ...........As it began with a kiss
With Darling Nikki
Wearing a Raspberry Beret
With a lion in your pocket
........... ........... ...........Ready to roar
The beat so strong it shook the floor
Telling us to just have fun
Telling us if you didn’t come to party
Don’t knock on your door
Some said you had a Dirty Mind
But you just wanted to be some kind of friend
Remembering how love and friendships end
Sometimes like your mother never satisfied
Sometimes like your father too bold
Your lyrics telling us we were moving too fast
...........That life was just a party
...........And parties didn’t last
...........But then ---- when I wrote this
........... ...........I was dreaming
........... ........... ...........Dreaming much too fast
...........When I woke you had passed
...........You had left us crying
........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...........Crying again
...........Crying in the Purple Rain.
~
Karl W. Carter Jr.
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