Prince — I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man 1979 Version

[Verse 1] It was only last June when her old man ran away She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay It was 10:35 on a lonely Friday night That's when I first saw her, ow, she was lookin' alright [Pre-Chorus] I asked if she wanted to dance And she said all she wanted was a good man And she wanted to know if I thought I was qualified, yeah [Chorus] And I said, "Baby, don't waste your time I know what's on your mind, yeah I may be qualified for a one-night stand But I could never take the place of your man" [Verse 2] It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes He was all she ever had and now she wanted to die He left her with a baby and another one on the way And she couldn't stop cryin' 'cause she knew he was gone to stay, yeah [Pre-Chorus] She asked me if we could be friends And I said, "Oh, honey baby, that's a dead end You know and I know that we wouldn't be satisfied," yeah [Chorus] And I said, "Baby, stop wasting your time I know what's on your mind I won't be satisfied with a one-night stand And I could never take the place of your man" [Outro] But I'll try, yeah I'll sure as hell try Honey, I'll try, yeah I'll try, baby Take the place of your man, yeah Take the place of your man, yeah Sure as hell try, yeah Place of your, place of your, place of your, yeah Sure as hell try, yeah