Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Prince
"Hide The Bone" LIVE
Paisley Park Studios
September 9th, 1995

Lyrics:
Hide the bone (oh yeah, oh yeah)
Hide the bone
Hide the bone
Hide the bone

I can't hold it any longer
It's getting harder everyday
The need 4 U is getting stronger
Than my need 2 play

Playin' hard 2 get is getting hard 2 play
How can I be cool fallin' every day?
Playin' hard 2 get is getting hard 2 play
How can I resist? Love has got me sayin'
Baby give it up bang, bang 'fore it be gone
Hide the bone

Oh, when U whisper that U want me
Press Ur body close 2 mine
I feel the fire burnin' and I just wanna surrender
I wanna surrender everytime, hey

Playin' hard 2 get is getting hard 2 play
How can I be cool fallin' every day?
Playin' hard 2 get is getting hard 2 play
How can I resist? Love has got me sayin'
Baby give it up bang, bang 'fore it be gone
Hide the bone
Hide the bone

U're goin' 2 ruin my reputation
I'm used 2 makin' all the rules
But I can't control this situation, I can't control it
When it comes 2 me and U
U're breakin' down my resistance
I won't ever be the same, oh no
U kiss away all my defenses
This time the hunter is captured by the game (bone)

Playin' hard 2 get is getting hard 2 play
How can I be cool fallin' every day?
Playin' hard 2 get is getting hard 2 play
How can I resist? Love has got me sayin'
Baby give it up bang, bang 'fore it be gone
Hide the bone

Bone, whatever U do, keep it movin', whatever U do, don't stop
Whatever U do, keep it movin', whatever U do, don't stop
Whatever U do, keep it movin', whatever U do, don't stop
Whatever U do, keep it movin', whatever U do, don't stop

Don't stop the groove, don't stop the groove
Don't stop the groove, don't stop the groove
Don't stop the groove, don't stop the groove
Don't stop the groove, don't stop the groove

Let's hide the bone
Bone, bone
Bone, bone
Bone, bone
Bone, bone, bone
Whatcha stoppin' 4, nigga?
I didn't tell U 2 stop