Prince — Circle of Amour

[Verse 1] Mary, Claire, Denise, and Belle Best friends as far as I could tell Cheerleaders except for Denise She was the wild one She was the beast She was the one who named the group "The Original Gang of Four" Mary, Claire, Denise, and Belle Circle of amour [Verse 2] Tenth grade, Central in September That was a year I remember On this chilly cold afternoon I overheard the gang in the locker room Rendezvous, Mary's house Dirty words and wine Needless rot say they all spend the day Just counting time, counting time Halfway through her history class Denise she kindly raised her hand and asked If she could be excused ("Can I be excused?") Then she ran from school (Ran from school) in a hurry The other girls, ooh they knew This is what friends are really for Mary, Claire, Denise, and Belle Circle of amour [Verse 3] Circle of amour Imagination showed a window (Imagination) On a cold September day (Ooh) Leaves are brown (Brown) Passion sounds (Ooh) Memories seldom stray Four hands in the place where the V connect Gang of four, circle of sex In the vicious race to maturity They almost faint from ecstasy Sweat upon the necks of dames No loser in this circle game Because the memories are worth so much more (So much more) Mary, Claire, Denise, and Belle Circle of amour [Outro] (Ooh) Mary, Claire, Denise, and Belle Mary, Claire, Denise, and Belle Circle of amour Mary, Claire, Denise, and Belle Mary, Claire, Denise, and Belle Circle of amour Circle of amour