If I Was Your Girlfriend lyrics

Song information

Artist: Prince
Album: The Hits/The B-Sides

Lyrics

"Look at the bargains over here, ladies..."

If I was your girlfriend
Would u remember 2 tell me all the things u forgot
When I was your man?
Hey, when I was your man

If I was your best friend
Would u let me take care of u 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 u let me dress u
I mean, help u pick out your clothes
Before we go out
Not that you're helpless
But sometimes, sometimes
Those are the things that bein' in love's about

If I was your one and only friend
Would u run 2 me if somebody hurt u
Even if that somebody was me?
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be
Please

If I was your girlfriend
If I was your girlfriend

Would u let me wash your hair
Could I make u breakfast sometime
Or then, could we just hang out, I mean
Could we go 2 a movie and cry together
Cuz 2 me baby that would be so fine

If I was your girlfriend
Baby can I dress u
I mean, help u pick out your clothes
Before we go out
(If I was your girlfriend)
Listen girl, I ain't sayin you're helpless
But sometimes, sometimes
Those are the things that bein' in love's about (sugar)

Sugar do u know what I'm saying 2 u this evening? (sugar)
Maybe u think I'm being
A little self-centered (if I was your girlfriend)
But i, I said I want 2 be (sugar)
All of the things u are 2 me (sugar)
Surely, surely u can see (if I was your girlfriend)

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Is it really necessary 4 me 2 go out of the room
Just because u wanna undress?
I mean, we don't have 2 make children 2 make love
And then, we don't have 2 make love 2 have an orgasm
Your body's what I'm all about
Can I see u?
I'll show u
Why not?
U can think it's because I'm your friend I'll do it 4 u
Of course I'll undress in front of u!
And when I'm naked, what shall I do?
How can I make u see that it's cool?
Can't u just trust me?
If I was your girlfriend u could
Oh, yeah, I think so
Listen, 4 u naked I would dance a ballet
Would that get u off?
Then tell me what will!
If I was your girlfriend, would u tell me?
Would u let me see u naked then?
Would u let me give u a bath?
Would u let me tickle u so hard u'd laugh and laugh
And would u, would u let me kiss u there
You know down there where it counts
I'll do it so good I swear I'll drink every ounce
And then I'll hold u tight and hold u long
And together we'll stare into silence
And we'll try 2 imagine what it looks like
Yeah, we'll try 2 imagine what, what silence looks like
Yeah, we'll try 2 imagine what silence looks like

I should I would
I still can b
I'am
That girl that only
You can see!
I'am she
The woman that was meant to b
Your girl you see

To the delicate of touch
To the softest of hugs
I am yours
Widely unforgotten trust

I am yours
I am saving myself for u
I am not a virgin but I'm
Sure you can uderstand
That this love inside of me
Has never been touched by another man
I have never given this love away

We were both tested by the god above
Yes we will
B in love
You win my love
You are my lover
And forever my friend
Now when?