Positivity

By Prince

On Lovesexy

Released on May 10, 1988

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[Intro Chorus]

Positivity (Yes!)

Have you had your plus sign today?

Positivity (Yes!)

Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?


[Verse 1]

Is that a good man

Walking down the street with that money in his hand?

Is that a good man?

Why do you dog him?

If that was your father, tell me, would you dog him then?

Would you dog him?


[Chorus]

Positivity (Yes!)

Have you had your plus sign today?

Positivity (Yes!)

Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?


[Verse 2]

Is that all your gold?

Where did it come from? What did you have to do?

Can you sleep nights?

Do you dream straight up or do you dream in W's?


[Chorus]

Positivity (Yes!)

Have you had your plus sign today?

Positivity (Yes!)

Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?


[Post-Chorus]

Na-na-na-na-na, so, so

Positivity (Yes)

Na-na-na-na-na, so, so


[Verse 3]

Can a boy who drops out of school at 13 years of age

Answer the Q of life and death when it slaps him in the face?

(Na-na-na-na-na, so...)

Who's to blame when he's got no place to go

And all he's got is the sense to know

That a life of crime'll help him beat you in the race?

Help him beat you in the race (Help him beat you in the race)

Positivity


[Chorus]

Positivity (Yes!)

Have you had your plus sign today?

Positivity (Yes!) – oh whoa oh oh oh

Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?

Na-na-na-na-na, so, so (Oh, oh, oh-oh!)

Positivity (Yes!)

Have you had your plus sign today? (Yes!)

Positivity (Yes!)

(Yes...) Do we mark you present or do we mark you late?


[Post-Chorus]

Na-na-na-na-na-na, so, so

Na-na-na-na-na-na, so, so

Positivity (Yes!)


[Verse 4]

Wave your hands for positivity, y'all!

All the boys (All the boys)

And all the girls (All the girls)

You are the new – kings of the world!

Shall the court sing together?

In every man's life, there will be a hang-up

A whirlwind designed to slow you down

It cuts like a knife and tries to get in you

This spooky electric sound

Give up if you want to and all is lost

Spooky electric will be your boss


[Verse 5: Rap]

Call People magazine, Rolling Stone

Call your next of kin, 'cause your ass is gone

He's got a 57 mag with the price tag still on the side

'Cause when Spooky say "dead," you better say "died"

Or you can fly... high... right by Spooky and all that he crawls for

Spooky and all that he crawls for...

Don't kiss the beast

(Love and honesty, peace and harmony)

Positivity!

(Love and honesty! Peace and harmony!)

I said, hold on to your soul

(You got a long way) To go!


[Ad-libs]

Sho 'nuff!

Sho 'nuff... sho' nuff


[Outro]

Don't kiss the beast

Be superior, at least

Hold on to your soul, y'all – court, sing!

Hold on – to your soul!

We got a long way – to go

Hold on – to your soul...