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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Prince
Prince
Lead Vocals
Bobby Z
Bobby Z
Cymbals
BrownMark
BrownMark
Bass Guitar
Doctor Fink
Doctor Fink
Synthesizer
Lisa Coleman
Lisa Coleman
Background Vocals
Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Prince
Prince
Arranger
Bobby Z
Bobby Z
Arranger
BrownMark
BrownMark
Arranger
Doctor Fink
Doctor Fink
Arranger
Lisa Coleman
Lisa Coleman
Arranger
Wendy Melvoin
Wendy Melvoin
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Prince & The Revolution
Prince & The Revolution
Producer
Bernie Grundman
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
David Leonard
David Leonard
Recording Engineer
Joshua Welton
Joshua Welton
Mastering Engineer
Susan Rogers
Susan Rogers
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life
Electric word, life, it means forever, and that's a mighty long time
But I'm here to tell you
There's something else
The afterworld
[Intro]
A world of never-ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night
So, when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
You know the one, Dr. Everything'll Be Alright
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your mind, baby
'Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the afterworld
In this life, you're on your own
[Intro]
And if de-elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy, punch a higher floor
Woo
[Verse 1]
If you don't like
The world you're living in
Take a look around you
At least you got friends
I called my old lady
For a friendly word
She just picked up the phone
Dropped it on the floor
"Ah, ah" is all I heard
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna let de-elevator bring us down (Oh no, let's go)
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Let's look for the purple banana until they put us in the truck
Let's go
[Verse 2]
We're all excited
But we don't know why
Maybe it's 'cause we're all gonna die
And when we do (When we do)
What's it all for? (What's it all for?)
You better live now
Before the Grim Reaper come knocking on your door
[Chorus]
Tell me
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down? (Oh no, let's go)
Let's go crazy
Let's get nuts
Look for the purple banana until they put us in the truck
Let's go
[Bridge]
Come on, baby
Let's get nuts
Yeah
Crazy
[Bridge]
Let's go crazy
[Chorus]
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down? (Oh no, let's go)
Go crazy
Woo
I said, let's go crazy (Go crazy)
Let's go, let's go, go, let's go
[Outro]
Dr. Everything'll Be Alright'll make everything go wrong
And the pills and thrills and daffodils will kill
Hang tough, children
He's coming
He's coming
Coming
[Outro]
Take me away
Written by: Prince
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