Released: August 21, 1990
Songwriter: Prince
Producer: Prince
[Intro]
I've seen a many bridges in my time and crossed every one of them
With no trouble at all (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I had trials and tribulations, heartaches and pains (well that's alright)
Survived them all baby (uh huh, say it, say it!)
Hmph, I'm still Melody, and I'm still Cool
Melody Cool
[Verse 1]
They call me Melody Cool (Melody, Melody)
I was here long before you (Melody, Melody)
If you're good I will love you, (Melody) but I'm nobody's fool (Melody)
I'm Melody Cool
[Verse 2]
When I was born there were tidal waves (Melody, Melody)
Whole town went under nobody saved (Melody, Melody)
At every funeral it rained every time I sang
Melody Cool
I have been here much longer, (Melody) longer than you (Melody)
I'm Melody Cool
[Bridge]
Well now, everybody running around talking about saving souls
When they know good and plenty well they got enough trouble
Trying to save their own
(alright, say it, say it girl)
(Melody...Melody...Melody)
[Verse 3]
Go on, go on
Every woman and every man (Melody)
One day they just got to understand (Melody)
That if we play in the same key everything will be
Melody Cool
[Breakdown]
(Melody, Melody, Melody, Melody)
What's your name? (Melody, Melody)
New power wave your hand, everybody sing out across the land
Say hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Say hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Everybody say hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
They call me Melody Cool (Melody, Melody, Melody)
[Outro]
Look here young'un
Let me give you a piece of good advice, (Melody)
And I do get paid for counseling
It isn't no big I's and little U's in my life
So that's why you see they call me Melody Cool (Melody, Melody Cool, Melody)
I was here long before you (Melody, long before you)
If Youre good (Melody)
I will love you but I'm nobody's fool (Melody)
I'm Melody Cool
(Melody, Melody Cool, Melody... long before you)
I've seen a many bridges in my time and crossed every one of them
With no trouble at all (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I had trials and tribulations, heartaches and pains (well that's alright)
Survived them all baby (uh huh, say it, say it!)
Hmph, I'm still Melody, and I'm still Cool
Melody Cool
[Verse 1]
They call me Melody Cool (Melody, Melody)
I was here long before you (Melody, Melody)
If you're good I will love you, (Melody) but I'm nobody's fool (Melody)
I'm Melody Cool
[Verse 2]
When I was born there were tidal waves (Melody, Melody)
Whole town went under nobody saved (Melody, Melody)
At every funeral it rained every time I sang
Melody Cool
I have been here much longer, (Melody) longer than you (Melody)
I'm Melody Cool
[Bridge]
Well now, everybody running around talking about saving souls
When they know good and plenty well they got enough trouble
Trying to save their own
(alright, say it, say it girl)
(Melody...Melody...Melody)
[Verse 3]
Go on, go on
Every woman and every man (Melody)
One day they just got to understand (Melody)
That if we play in the same key everything will be
Melody Cool
[Breakdown]
(Melody, Melody, Melody, Melody)
What's your name? (Melody, Melody)
New power wave your hand, everybody sing out across the land
Say hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Say hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
Everybody say hey hey hey (hey hey hey)
They call me Melody Cool (Melody, Melody, Melody)
[Outro]
Look here young'un
Let me give you a piece of good advice, (Melody)
And I do get paid for counseling
It isn't no big I's and little U's in my life
So that's why you see they call me Melody Cool (Melody, Melody Cool, Melody)
I was here long before you (Melody, long before you)
If Youre good (Melody)
I will love you but I'm nobody's fool (Melody)
I'm Melody Cool
(Melody, Melody Cool, Melody... long before you)
more tracks from the album
Graffiti Bridge
- Elephants & Flowers
- New Power Generation (Pt. II)
- Graffiti Bridge
- Still Would Stand All Time
- Melody Cool
- The Latest Fashion
- Thieves In The Temple
- Shake!
- Tick Tick Bang
- Love Machine
- Joy In Repetition
- We Can Funk
- The Question of U
- Release It
- New Power Generation
- Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got
- Round and Round
From the albums
- Graffiti Bridge (1990)
- The Voice (1993)