1999
Prince & The Revolution Prince Lyrics

I was dreamin' when I wrote this
I wrote this song while I was dreaming.

Forgive me if it goes astray
If the song doesn't make sense, please forgive me.

But when I woke up this mornin'
When I woke up this morning from the dream...

Could've sworn it was judgment day
I thought it was the end of the world.

The sky was all purple
The sky looked strange with a purple hue.

There were people runnin' everywhere
People were running around in a panic.

Tryin' to run from the destruction
They were trying to escape the destruction that was happening.

You know I didn't even care
I didn't care about the destruction or the panic.

'Cause they say two thousand zero zero
Because people say that the year 2000 is significant.

Party over, oops out of time
The party or celebration is over because time has run out (2000 has come).

So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999
I'm going to party like it's my last chance to because time is running out.

So sue me if I go too fast
If I move too quickly or do something wrong, you can't blame me.

But life is just a party
Life is like a big celebration.

And parties weren't meant to last
But parties eventually come to an end.

War is all around us
There is a lot of fighting and conflict happening all over the world.

My mind says prepare to fight
I'm mentally preparing myself to fight if I have to.

So if I gotta die
If I have to die in this conflict...

I'm gonna listen to my body tonight
I'm going to take my mind off the fighting and focus on enjoying myself tonight.

If you didn't come to party
If you're not here to have fun...

Don't bother knockin' on my door
Don't come to my house.

I got a lion in my pocket
I have something dangerous on me (not literally a lion).

And baby he's ready to roar, yeah yeah
And I'm ready to act if I need to.

Everybody's got a bomb
Everyone has the potential to cause destruction.

We could all die here today, uhh
We could all die at any moment.

But before I'll let that happen
But instead of focusing on the possibility of death...

I'll dance my life away, oh
I'm going to dance and enjoy life to the fullest.

We're runnin' outta time
We're rapidly approaching the year 2000.

Say it one more time
Let me say it again...

Don't ya want to go
Don't you want to join in the celebration?

1999
The year we're currently in.

I don't want to die
I don't want to think about death or destruction.

I'd rather dance my life away
I'd rather focus on enjoying my life to the fullest.