[Verse 1: Prince]
You say that you love me like a river
A river you say'll never run dry
I'd rather hear you say forever
Instead of a smile, I'd rather see you cry

[Pre-Chorus: Prince]
Don't use the magical
Mysterious, intoxicating, joy fantastic
Fascinating word called love
Unless you love me to the nines
This is the only kind of love
That I've been dreaming of
The kind of love that takes over your
Body, mind, and soul

[Chorus: Prince]
Love to the nines
Baby
(To the nines)
I wanna be loved to the nines
(To the nines)
I wanna be loved, sugar
(To the nines)
I wanna be loved for all time
(For all time)
[Verse 2: Prince]
Baby, take a real good look at my face
'Cause honey, it just might be the last time
Maybe you should have played an ace
Instead, you played the queen
You'd be better off cheating than trying to
Read my mind

[Pre-Chorus: Prince]
Don't use the magical
Mysterious, intoxicating, joy fantastic
Fascinating word called love
Unless you love me to the nines
This is the only kind of love
That I've been dreaming of
The kind of love that takes over your
Body, mind, and soul

[Chorus: Prince]
Love to the nines
Baby
(To the nines)
I wanna be loved
(To the nines)
I wanna be loved, sugar
(To the nines)
I wanna be loved for all time
(For all time)
[Bridge: Prince]
Love me to the...
Stay awake for fourteen hours
Listen to the band play New Power Soul
We got to get with this
Dancing to the beat 'til we lose our mind control
Can I get a witness?
I'm looking for a lover with a body that says some mo'
I want to see the booty boom before I even let
Her get close enough to smell perfume
I'm looking for a PhD
Ass piled high and deep you see
I can't help it, like a honey to a bee
If the booty boom, she gonna go with me
And then T will whip out a 37 questionnaire and
Machine gun a sister like he just don't care
Machine gun a sister like he just got to
Just got to, just got to
(Hit it!)

[Interlude: Tony M. and Mayte]
Name?
Arabia
Age?
Jailbait
Occupation, if any?
Sex symbol to many, but I really got a beautiful mind
Fine, fine. What sign you are?
Stop sign
Well, what's your favorite car?
Green Rolls-Royce
How many kids you got?
Egad, I'm shocked!
How many books you read?
Is Hemmingway dead?
Well, who's the President now!?
Does it matter? Wow
Then how you gonna make that booty boom?
How I'm gonna make that booty boom?
I said how you gonna make that booty boom
How I'm gonna make that booty boom?
Step back, give a girl some room!
Oh!
Dance, girl! Lemme see the booty boom!
Dance, girl! Lemme see the booty boom!
Dance, girl! Lemme see the booty boom!
Dance, girl! Lemme see the booty boom!
Dance, girl! Lemme see the booty boom!
Dance, girl! Lemme see the booty boom!
Dance, girl! Lemme see the booty boom!
Dance, girl! Lemme see the booty boom!
[Verse 4: Prince]
Yo, check this out
Would you hug me on a crowded street?
Could you keep your cool if I washed your feet?
Your soul a bath, what if I gave it?
Your body I ask, how long would you save it?
Could you lie down on a bed of thorns
While I drink your ocean dry?
And if we said we loved each other instead of smiling, would you cry?
Could you kiss three times with your dress upside-down stroked and laughing
Would you stay awake for fourteen hours listening to the grass grow?
I ask thee would you, could you
Would you love me to the nines?
I'll love you to the nines
Would you, could you
Will you love me for all time?
I'll love you for all time
Would you, could you
Will you love me to the nines?
I'll love you to the nines

[Outro: Prince]
(Love to the nines)
(Love for all time)
Wanna be loved, sugar
(Love to the nines)
Wanna be loved for all time (Love for all time)
Love me to the nines
(Love to the nines)
I wanna be loved to the nines
Love to the nines
(To the nines)
For all time
To the nines, to the nines, to the nines
To the nines, to the nines, to the nines
(Heyyy, yeahh, eeyyy)