Prince

Released: November 19, 1996

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Intro]
Come here, baby
Come and get your come on

[Chorus]
Oh, I see this is what you wanted
One kiss at a time
(I got to be) I got to be up on it
If I want to make you mine

[Verse 1]
This is something every girl should know
Every part of you comes alive when you take it slow
And every nervous twitch that happens when my tongue is there
Your lips, up and down your back and every single hair
It all makes up the beauty of your grand design
Every man has got a duty, and tonight I want to do mine

[Chorus]
Oh, I see this is what you wanted
One kiss at a time
(I got to be) I got to be up on it
If I want to make you mine

[Verse 2]
This is something every man should see
Give your woman what she wants and give her what she needs
(What she needs)
(What she needs)
(What she needs)
Ask her in a whisper that only two can hear
What can I do, what can I say, baby? Forget your every single fear
Slowly I pull your strap down and touch you as if to heal (heal)
Layer by layer, inch by inch, until your true love is revealed

[Chorus]
Oh, I see this is what you wanted
One kiss at a time
(I got to be) I got to be up on it
If I want to make you mine

[Verse 3]
If every man could love their woman the way that I love you
Time would stop and the sky would fall
And all could see the glory of what true love can bring
That's what I sing
Oh, I see

[Chorus]
(Oh, I see) Mmm, this is what you wanted
One kiss at a time
I got to be on my knees, I.. I.. I.. I gotta please
If I want to make you mine

[Bridge]
Only, only, only way to get your come on, all night long
One kiss at a time (And I know that's right)
(I gotta stay) I gotta stay, [good and long] (Now come on)
On this Valentine

[Outro]
Come on (Come and get your come on)
Get your come on, baby
One kiss at a time
Come on, baby, let's get this on
One kiss at a time
Uh huh, yeah
One kiss at a time
One kiss at a time

An American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and actor that produced 22 RIAA-platinum albums during his 40-year career, Prince may be known for one of many different things – his turn as “The Kid” in the iconic film/album/8 ½ minute ballad “Purple Rain”, being the writer behind the acclaimed anthem “Kiss,” rivaling Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, being the inspiration behind censorship laws, or being the artist addressed as an unpronounceable symbol throughout the 1990s—but while many know of Prince, most don’t fully understand the impact his legacy left on this world.

Going by many aliases throughout his life, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 7, 1958 with his father’s (John L. Nelson) stage name as his own given one. Growing up, Prince suffered from serious epileptic seizures at a very young age, but he had wrote his first composition of many by age seven, and outside of his love for basketball, he wanted music to be his purpose in life. His tumultuous childhood, witnessing alcoholism and abuse, caused him to find refuge in neighbor André Cymone’s home in his teens, where the two competed in local band competitions, leading to Prince’s introduction to Morris Day alongside music with his cousin’s band 94 East, leading him to be courted by record labels and ultimately signed to Warner Bros. Records with complete creative control; at 19, his debut album, For You (1978) was released – Prince played all 19 instruments on the record.

Influenced by the likes of Miles Davis, Rick James, and James Brown, Prince desired to form a music dynasty and after the success of his next albums – the platinum-selling Prince (1979), the sexually-charged Dirty Mind (1980), and politically-motivated Controversy (1981) – he negotiated for the ability to form his own label and manage artists of his own. Prince’s trademark sexual/religious rhetoric within pop-and-dance, funk-rock sound gained him a following, but his opening slates for Rick James and The Rolling Stones were both negatively received and facing bankruptcy, the young artist began to reach for mainstream popularity. Cashing on the drug-influenced doomsday mania of the times, 1982’s 1999 easily achieved that mainstream appeal, landing him on MTV, music charts, and radio stations across the world.

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