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Artist: Prince
Canonical path: /prince/hide-the-bone
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hide The Bone
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Hide The Bone
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Hide the bone) {repeat in song}
(Ah yeah, ah yeah) {repeat sample in song}
Hide the bone
(Oh yeah) {repeat sample in song}
I can't hold it any longer
It's gettin' harder every day
The need 4 U is getting stronger
Than my need 2 play
Playin' hard 2 get is gettin' hard 2 play
How can I be cool fallin' every day?
Playin' hard 2 get is gettin' hard 2 play
How can I resist? Love has got me sayin', baby
"Give it up - bang, bang - before it be gone!"
Hide the bone
Oh, when U whisper that U want me
Press your body close 2 mine
I feel the fire burnin' and I just wanna surrender
I wanna surrender every time, hey!
Playin' hard 2 get is gettin' hard 2 play
How can I be cool fallin' every day?
Playin' hard 2 get is gettin' hard 2 play
How can I resist? Love has got me sayin', baby
"Give it up - bang, bang - before it be gone!"
Hide the bone
Hide the bone
Hey baby
(Bone) {x2}
U're goin' 2 ruin my reputation
I'm used 2 makin' all the rules
But I can't control this situation (I can't control it)
When it comes 2 me and U
U're breakin' down my resistance
I won't ever be the same, oh no (Oh no)
U kiss away all my defenses
This time the hunter is captured by the game (Bone)
Playin' hard 2 get is gettin' hard 2 play
How can I be cool fallin' every day?
Playin' hard 2 get is gettin' hard 2 play
How can I resist? Love has got me sayin', baby
"Give it up - bang, bang - before it be gone!"
Hide the bone
Ah yeah, hey
(Bone)
Whatever U do - keep it movin'
Whatever U do - don't stop {repeat phrase x4}
Don't stop the groove {x8}
(Let's hide the bone)
Bone {x9} (Let's hide the bone)
Whatcha stoppin' 4, nigga?
I didn't tell U 2 stop
(Let's hide the bone)
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