Released: August 12, 1994
Songwriter: Prince
Producer: Ricky Peterson
[Verse 1]
Funny that you should call
I was just sittin' by the telephone
Lookin' for a remedy
For all my misery
[Verse 2]
I'm sorry for what I said
It's just that I didn't think our first date should be in bed
Ooooh
I wanna let you be the one
But you oughta know I'm lookin' for a boy
That'll want me for more than one night of fun
[Chorus]
If I love you tonight
Promise me that you'll stay with me 'til the morning light
Baby, can you stay until the morning light?
Talk to me, tell me a story
Just tell me you'll hold me tight
Hold me
If I love you tonight
[Verse 3]
I want you, this is true
When you looked at me I knew
This ain't no matter of pride
No no
It's just that when tomorrow comes
I want you here by my side
If I love you tonight
Promise me that you'll stay with me 'til the morning light
Baby, can you stay until the morning light?
Talk to me, tell me a story
Just tell me you'll hold me tight
Hold me
If I love you tonight
[Bridge]
I'm lookin' for a boy
He don't have to be pure
I am looking for a boy
He just gotta be sho'nuff secure
Sho'nuff secure
If you want a lover, I'm the remedy
I am the remedy, the remedy
But boy, you gotta tell me what you gonna do for me
What you gonna do, what you gonna do for me?
[Modified Chorus]
If I love you tonight
Promise me that you'll stay with me
Until the morning light
Baby, can you stay until the morning light?
Talk to me, tell me a story
Just tell me you'll hold me tight (Hold me)
I'll make you breakfast
I'll drive you to work, boy
I'll treat you right
Promise me that you'll stay with me 'til the morning light
If I love you tonight (If I love you tonight)
[Outro]
Oh yeah, baby
I wanna give you my love
But you gotta promise me
If I love you tonight
That you'll love me forever
Uh, yeah baby
If I love you tonight
Uh, just like that, yeah
Ah, yeah
Right there
Funny that you should call
I was just sittin' by the telephone
Lookin' for a remedy
For all my misery
[Verse 2]
I'm sorry for what I said
It's just that I didn't think our first date should be in bed
Ooooh
I wanna let you be the one
But you oughta know I'm lookin' for a boy
That'll want me for more than one night of fun
[Chorus]
If I love you tonight
Promise me that you'll stay with me 'til the morning light
Baby, can you stay until the morning light?
Talk to me, tell me a story
Just tell me you'll hold me tight
Hold me
If I love you tonight
[Verse 3]
I want you, this is true
When you looked at me I knew
This ain't no matter of pride
No no
It's just that when tomorrow comes
I want you here by my side
If I love you tonight
Promise me that you'll stay with me 'til the morning light
Baby, can you stay until the morning light?
Talk to me, tell me a story
Just tell me you'll hold me tight
Hold me
If I love you tonight
[Bridge]
I'm lookin' for a boy
He don't have to be pure
I am looking for a boy
He just gotta be sho'nuff secure
Sho'nuff secure
If you want a lover, I'm the remedy
I am the remedy, the remedy
But boy, you gotta tell me what you gonna do for me
What you gonna do, what you gonna do for me?
[Modified Chorus]
If I love you tonight
Promise me that you'll stay with me
Until the morning light
Baby, can you stay until the morning light?
Talk to me, tell me a story
Just tell me you'll hold me tight (Hold me)
I'll make you breakfast
I'll drive you to work, boy
I'll treat you right
Promise me that you'll stay with me 'til the morning light
If I love you tonight (If I love you tonight)
[Outro]
Oh yeah, baby
I wanna give you my love
But you gotta promise me
If I love you tonight
That you'll love me forever
Uh, yeah baby
If I love you tonight
Uh, just like that, yeah
Ah, yeah
Right there
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