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1999

1999 lyrics by Prince. I was dreamin' when I wrote this Forgive me if it goes astray But when I woke up this mornin' Could have sworn it was judgment day The...

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1999

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I was dreamin' when I wrote this

Forgive me if it goes astray

But when I woke up this mornin'

Could have sworn it was judgment day

The sky was all purple

There were people runnin' everywhere

Tryin' to run from the destruction

You know I didn't even care

They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,

Oops, out of time!

So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!

I was dreamin' when I wrote this

So sue me if I go too fast

But life is just a party

And parties weren't meant to last

War is all around us

My mind says prepare to fight

So if I gotta die

I'm gonna listen to my body tonight

They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,

Oops, out of time!

So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!

1999!

If you didn't come to party

Don't bother knockin' on my door

I got a lion in my pocket

And baby, he's ready to roar

Yeah, everybody's got a bomb

We could all die any day

But before I'll let that happen

I'll dance my life away

They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,

Oops, out of time!

(We're runnin' outta time)

So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999!

Say, say,

Two thousand zero, zero, party over,

Oops, out of time!

So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999!

Alright, it's 1999!

You say it, 1999!

1999!

1999! Don't stop, don't stop, say it 1 more time!

1999!

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