The artist grants his listeners a moment of mellow vibes with a pop-funk ballad that expresses the loneliness that he feels, singing of his broken heart. This is the only “ballad-esque” song on the album because Prince confirmed Dirty Mind had no room for “loving feelings”.
[Verse 1]
I've got a broken heart again
'Cause my only supposed-to-be friend
You see, he stole my old lady away from me
And now I'm just as blue as I can be
[Verse 2]
I've got a broken heart again
'Cause I ain't got no money to spend
You see, I spent it all on a long distance phone call
Begging her to please come home, yeah, yeah
Ah, yeah
[Verse 3]
It doesn't matter what I do
I can't stop, ah, thinking 'bout you
The little things you said
The things you do to me in bed
Oh, baby, I can't get you out of my head
Oh, oh, got a broken heart again, yeah
This time, it's serious
It feels just like the end
'Cause once your love has gone away
There ain't nothing, nothing left to say
Gotta Broken Heart Again was written by Prince.
Gotta Broken Heart Again was produced by Prince.
Prince released Gotta Broken Heart Again on Wed Oct 08 1980.