When You Were Mine
Prince * Track #2 On Dirty Mind
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When You Were Mine by Prince
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“When You Were Mine” is a new wave song written and performed by Prince. The song–a jittery rock track about a tortured love triangle– was never officially released as a commercial single, but gained renewed interest when Cyndi Lauper covered it three years later on her blockbuster debut She’s So Un...
When You Were Mine Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When you were mine
I gave you all of my money
Time after time
You done me wrong
It was just like a train
You let all my friends come over and meet
And you were so strange
You didn't have the decency to change the sheets
Oh, girl, when you were mine
I used to let you wear all my clothes
You were so fine (So fine)
Maybe that's the reason
That it hurt me so
[Chorus]
I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (Don't care)
'Cause I love you, baby, that's no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine
[Verse 2]
When you were mine
You were kinda sorta my best friend
So I was blind (So blind)
I let you fool around
I never cared (Didn't care)
I never was the kind to make a fuss
When he was there
Sleeping in between the two of us
[Chorus]
I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (Don't care)
'Cause I love you, baby, that's no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine
[Synth solo]
[Bridge]
When you were mine
You were all I ever wanted to do
Now I spend my time
Following him whenever he's with you
[Chorus]
I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (Don't care)
'Cause I love you, baby, that's no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine
[Outro]
When you were mine, yeah, oh, no
Love you, baby
Love you, baby
When you were mine
When You Were Mine Q&A
Who wrote When You Were Mine's ?
When You Were Mine was written by Prince.
Who produced When You Were Mine's ?
When You Were Mine was produced by Prince.
When did Prince release When You Were Mine?
Prince released When You Were Mine on Wed Oct 08 1980.
What did Prince say about "When You Were Mine"?
Prince wrote virtual liner notes in the mid-90s for some of his biggest hits as a feature on one of his first websites. Here’s his entry for “When You Were Mine”:
written in a hotel room in North Carolina on the Rick James tour. This was not a happy period. [Prince Rogers Nelson] didn’t want to do...