Acknowledge Me

By Prince

On Crystal Ball

Released on January 29, 1998

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[Intro]

Hey!

"Down on it" [repeats in background]


[Spoken Intro]

Say baby, what you waiting on?

For you, uh, ain't no other fish in the sea

What you waiting on?

Acknowledge me


[Chorus]

Acknowledge me, don't dog me anymore

I was here in the beginning and I'll be here forever more

Acknowledge me, I only want to be your friend

I can make you happy baby, over and over again


[Verse 1]

Saw you at the party, you were looking so fly

Everybody wanted your number, you wanted mine

You came right up to me in one wink of an eye

You told me that you think of me both day and night and that is why

I've got to know how can you give your body to another

When your mind is here with me?

You need a friend much more than a lover

That's all I ever said I wanted to be


[Chorus]

Acknowledge me, don't dog me anymore

I was here in the beginning and I'll be here forever more

Acknowledge me, I only want to be your friend

I can make you happy baby, over and over again


[Verse 2]

I'm waiting for the phone call, but it just don't ring

I'm looking for a letter or a sign from heaven or anything

Everyday that goes by is another day I want you more

I'd give a million dollars to see you baby standing at my door

I'll lay you down and tell you stories

About the way that we could be

And when you are ready to feel the glory (Feel the glory)

I will only want to love you when it's something that you need


[Chorus]

Acknowledge me, don't dog me anymore

I was here in the beginning and I'll be here forever more

Acknowledge me, I only want to be your friend

I can make you happy baby, over and over again


[Verse 3]

Not that you care for a silly rhyme fronting an old cliché (Yeah) (Yeah)

But look at me baby, what can I say?

There ain't another fish in the sea (Yeah)

I could be singing a song any style, any way

Ain't nothing but a trick to me (Blow)

But I'm going to blow this horn until you are on your knees

Begging me please, please, please

Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme love I can count on

Gimme, gimme body I can't go without

Uh, slaves for one another (Hey!)

Yeah baby, that's what I do believe I am talking about

So let me know how you want to go? (Yeah)

You want to get with that or this? (Yeah)

Uh, acknowledge me, baby

You got to or you can...kiss

How can you give your body to another? (How can you, baby?)

When your mind is here with me (It's here with me)

You need a friend much more than a lover (You need a friend)

That's all I ever said I wanted to be

(That's all I ever, ever want to be baby)

(Acknowledge me, me, me, oh yeah!)

Acknowledge, acknowledge, acknowledge, acknowledge me


[Chorus]

Acknowledge me, don't dog me anymore

I was here in the beginning and I'll be here forever more

Acknowledge me, I only want to be your friend

I can make you happy baby, over and over again

Acknowledge me, don't dog me anymore

Acknowledge me, I only want to be your friend

I can make you happy baby, over and over again


[Verse 4]

Come on pretty baby, sit your butt on the chair there

And let me run agenda in and out of your hair fair

Agenda for the morning, noon and night, so prepare there

You could come alone or tell a friend, I don't care bear

This a funky party so you need to be open

Giving up all I need so I don't need to be hoping

And even if we're dealing with that time of the month

It's fourth and goal and I ain't about to punt

Cuz as soon as you be strolling in your Lagerfeld blazer

You need to know how many ways a brother can praise you

Too bad for hell, too good to let heaven raise you

And if you want to see my dream, I need you for days and days

Baby doll, can you get the hell away

From that thing you call a man and then we can play

The kind of music that'll make your big butt sway

To the back, to the forth

When it's all said a better brother should be more

Thank the Lord

Huh, for a body like that, titties swinging like a door

Gimme to times just to thank my Savior

Girl, what can I say, you got the crazy flavor

I'm giving you plenty propers so you got to score

The only one that's going to make you holler for more

Like a whore, I'm yours

Acknowledge me, baby, what are you waiting for?


[Outro]

"Down on it" [repeats in background]

Welcome, this is where I live [fades out]

This is where I dream my dreams

Tonight we'll make love until the world stops turning

You are small but very strong, you move like a cat