🎵 Alphabet St. // by Prince

42 Contributors Alphabet St. Lyrics “Alphabet St.” was the first single from Prince’s tenth studio album, Lovesexy. It was the only successful single from the album, reaching the Top 10 in both the US and UK.… Read More  [Verse 1: Prince] I'm going down To Alphabet Street I'm gonna crown The first girl that I meet I'm gonna talk so sexy She'll want me from my head to my feet [Chorus: Prince and Background Vocalists] (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Yes, she will (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Yeah (Yeah, yeah, yeah) [Verse 2: Prince] I'm gonna drive my daddy's Thunderbird (My daddy's Thunderbird) A white rad ride, '66 ('67) So glam, it's absurd I'm gonna put her in the back seat And drive her to Tennessee [Chorus: Prince and Background Vocalists] (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Mmm-mmm (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Tennessee (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Drive her [Verse 3: Prince] Excuse me, baby I don't mean to be rude But I guess tonight, I'm just not I'm just not in the mood So if you don't mind (Yeah, yeah, yeah) I would like to watch [Chorus: Prince and Background Vocalists] (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Ow! TV! (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Ow! (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme [Verse 4: Prince and Background Vocalists] We're going down, down, down If that's the only way To make this cruel, cruel world Hear what we've got to say Put the right letters together And make a better day [Chorus: Prince and Background Vocalists] (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Better days (Yeah, yeah, yeah) (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Baby, it's the only way Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 5: Prince and Background Vocalists] Cat, we need you to rap Cat, we need you to rap Don't give it to us slow 'Cause if we know, you know New Power Soul Got to, got to, got to go! [Verse 6: Cat Glover and Prince] Talk to me, lover Come on, tell me what you taste Didn't your mama tell you Life is too good to waste? (Put your love down) Did she tell you Lovesexy Was the glam of them all? You can hang, you can trip on it You surely won't fall (Put your love down) No side effects, the feeling lasts forever Straight up, it tastes good It makes you feel clever (Put your love down) You kiss your enemies Like you know you should Then you jerk your body like A horny pony would (Put your love down) You jerk your body like A horny pony would Now run and tell your mama about that! And while you're at it Tell your papa about this! [Interlude: Prince] Put your love down there When you wanna get shot Put your love down there When you wanna get shot Put your love down there When you wanna get shot Put your love down there When you wanna get shot Put your love down there [Outro: Prince, Background Vocalists, & Shelia E.] Yeah! Ho! Alphabet Street L-Love, L-Love L-Love, L-Love L-Love, L-Love L-Love, L-Love, Lovesexy Yeah! Ho! Alphabet Street Yeah! Ho! Alphabet Street A, B, C, D, E, F, H I love you