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Artist: Prince
Canonical path: /prince/when-u-love-somebody
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When U Love Somebody
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When U Love Somebody
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I was the one sleepin' all alone
When U were at the party
I was the one waitin' by the phone
When U were with somebody
Now here U come again with your heart in your hands
Confessin' all of your sins, yeah
The same tired line that I've heard a dozen times
But still I've got 2 give in
Chorus:
Cuz when U love somebody
Every now and then it might rain
When U love somebody
With every sun shower there's pain
Whenever something's lost, something's gained
When U love somebody
When U love someone
U were the one lookin' 4 some action
I was just lookin' 4 U
"Who needs love when U got protection"
Quote, unquote your point of view
All my partners say that I need 2 dismiss ya
Until they see U smile
Such a pretty smile
All them fools are buggin' cuz they just want your lovin'
In the backseat, huh, 4 a little while
But I don't care
Chorus
When U love somebody
Might rain
Yeah, yea
Check me out on the floor
So what, U got me open
Yeah, do your dance
But I'm the one U're dancin' 4
And U know this
Round and round, don't stop it
And U know this, yeah, yeah
Up and down, U got it
Cuz when U love somebody
When U love somebody
Every now and then it might rain
Now and then it might rain
When U love somebody
With every sun shower there's pain
Baby, a little pain, a little pain, yeah
Whenever something's lost, something's gained
Every now and then U got 2 think about what U gain
Think U
don't?
When U love somebody
Yeah
When U love somebody
Every now and then it might rain
Might rain
When U love somebody
Pourin' down, down on me
With every sun shower there's pain
Come on, wet me rain
Whenever something's lost, something's gained
Something's
gained
When U love somebody, yeah
When U love somebody
When U love somebody
When U love somebody
When U love somebody
When U love somebody
When U love somebody
When U love somebody
So sweet
It's complete
Well
So nice
It's paradise
Round and round, don't stop it
Round and round, don't stop the pounds
Cuz a brutha gettin' down here lately
Freedom agrees with us all, U see
In a state of mind that's weightless
See, on the quantum tip I flipped on the notion
When the Adam split, we got Eve
Duality's now a groupie with a backstage pass
And they ain't gonna leave till they get some
From grace we fall
Referring 2 the objects on the wall
I'd picture my hat, my coat, my balls
Around and round
Round and round
Huh, don't stop the pounds
Don't stop the pounds
Yeah, cuz a brutha gettin' down here lately
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