Prince

Released: July 15, 2007

Songwriter: Prince

Producer: Prince

[Verse 1]
I've heard it said my lovers look alike
Could it be that I was looking for you?
They were cool, but something wasn't right
They had me fooled for a minute and then I saw the truth

[Chorus]
None of them got what it takes
To be a future baby mama
Gotta bend in the wind, but don't break
To keep your man
Show me one of them and I'll make her mine
With no more drama
Future baby mama

[Verse 2]
I've heard it said I won't treat you right
(You know that ain't right)
But they ain't sure, 'cause they don't know nothing about you
(You know you want me)
You're too secure to ever wanna fuss and fight
(That's right)
That's why your man never ever got a reason to doubt you

[Chorus]
None of them got what it takes
To be a future baby mama, hey
Gotta bend in the wind, but don't break
To keep your man, hey hey hey
Show me one of them and I'll make her mine
With no more drama
Future baby mama

[Verse 3]
Yeah, I know you might be fine, but I've seen it all before
Cinderella was a waste of time and, oops, she's out the door
To build a house together, the thing that matters more
Is under the floor
A strong foundation that lasts forever more

[Bridge]
I want to make you happy, baby (Oh, yes)
Happier than happy itself (Oh, yes)
You know what?
If you'll ever need a hand, call me I'll help
'Cause I got you, anywhere you wanna go, uh huh (Oh yes)

Paris, London, Africa, San Lucas Mexico, you see
I know what you want ( know, I know)
What every good woman wants
A man so in love with you
He can't help but to flaunt you
Deep down I know what you want
You want your girlfriends to hate you
'Cause they can't get your man

[Chorus]
None of them got what it takes
To be a future baby mama
Gotta bend in the wind, but don't break
To keep your man
Show me one of them and I'll make her mine
With no more drama
Future baby mama, well well

Future baby mama
Future baby mama
Baby mama
Baby mama

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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