Let’s Go Crazy (Live in Syracuse, NY, 3/30/85)

[Spoken Intro]

Hello Syracuse and the world

My name is Prince and I've come to play with you

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

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 after world

In this life

You're on your own

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

You see I called my old lady

For a friendly word

She picked up the phone

Dropped it on the floor

(Ah, ah) is all I heard

[Pre-Chorus]

Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?

[Chorus]

Let's go crazy

Let's get nuts

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

[Pre-Chorus]

Tell me, are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?

[Chorus]

Let's go crazy

Let's get nuts

Look for the purple banana

Until they put us in the truck, let's go!

[Ad lib]

C'mon, baby

Let's get nuts!

Yeah

I'm coming to get ya

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]

Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?

Go (Go crazy)

Somebody sing it!

Go (Go crazy)

[Interlude]

I said let's go crazy (go crazy)

Let's go (Let's go!)

Go (Let's go!)

He's coming

I swear he's coming

[Guitar solo]

[Outro]

Take me away!