Released: June 16, 2009
Songwriter: Prince
Producer: Brendan O’Brien Scott Litt
[Intro]
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called life
[Verse 1]
Electric word life
It means forever and that's a mighty long time
But I'm here to tell you
There's something else
The after-world
A world of never ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night
So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
You know the one, Dr. Everything Will Be Alright
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your mind, baby
Because in this life
Things are much harder than in the after-world
In this life
You're on your own
[Bridge]
And if the elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy, punch a higher floor (Hey!)
[Verse 2]
If you don't like the world you're living in
Take a look around you
At least you got friends
You see I called my old lady
For a friendly word
She picked up the phone
Dropped it on the floor
(Uh, uh) is all I heard
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we going to let the elevator
Bring us down
Oh, no, Let's Go!
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go!
[Verse 3]
We're all excited
But we don't know why
Maybe it's because
We're all going to die
And when we do (When we do)
What's it all for (What's it all for)
You better live now
Before the grim reaper come knocking on your door
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we going to let the elevator
Bring us down
Oh, no, Let's Go!
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go!
[Bridge]
Come on baby
Let's get nuts
Yeah
Crazy
Let's go crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we going to let the elevator
Bring us down
Oh, no, Let's Go!
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go!
[Verse 3]
Dr. Everything'll be alright
Will make everything go wrong
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill
Hang tough children
[Outro]
He's coming
He's coming
Coming
Take me away!
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called life
[Verse 1]
Electric word life
It means forever and that's a mighty long time
But I'm here to tell you
There's something else
The after-world
A world of never ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night
So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
You know the one, Dr. Everything Will Be Alright
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your mind, baby
Because in this life
Things are much harder than in the after-world
In this life
You're on your own
[Bridge]
And if the elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy, punch a higher floor (Hey!)
[Verse 2]
If you don't like the world you're living in
Take a look around you
At least you got friends
You see I called my old lady
For a friendly word
She picked up the phone
Dropped it on the floor
(Uh, uh) is all I heard
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we going to let the elevator
Bring us down
Oh, no, Let's Go!
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go!
[Verse 3]
We're all excited
But we don't know why
Maybe it's because
We're all going to die
And when we do (When we do)
What's it all for (What's it all for)
You better live now
Before the grim reaper come knocking on your door
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we going to let the elevator
Bring us down
Oh, no, Let's Go!
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go!
[Bridge]
Come on baby
Let's get nuts
Yeah
Crazy
Let's go crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
Are we going to let the elevator
Bring us down
Oh, no, Let's Go!
[Chorus]
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana
Until they put us in the truck, let's go!
[Verse 3]
Dr. Everything'll be alright
Will make everything go wrong
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill
Hang tough children
[Outro]
He's coming
He's coming
Coming
Take me away!
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