The Immaculate Collection

Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
I think they're o.k.
If they don't give me proper credit
I just walk away

They can beg and they can plead
But they can't see the light, that's right
'cause the boy with the cold hard cash
Is always mister right, 'cause we are

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Living in a material world
And i am a material girl
You know that we are living in a material world
And i am a material girl

Some boys romance, some boys slow dance
That's all right with me
If they can't raise my interest then i
Have to let them be

Some boys try and some boys lie but
I don't let them play
Only boys who save their pennies
Make my rainy day, 'cause they are

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Living in a material world [material]
Living in a material world
(repeat)

Boys may come and boys may go
And that's all right you see
Experience has made me rich
And now they're after me, 'cause everybody's

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A material, a material, a material, a material world

Living in a material world [material]
Living in a material world
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I wanna kiss you in paris
I wanna hold your hand in rome
I wanna run naked in a rainstorm
Make love in a train cross-country
You put this in me
So now what, so now what?

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Wanting, needing, waiting
For you to justify my love

Hoping, praying
For you to justify my love

I want to know you
Not like that
I don't wanna be your mother
I don't wanna be your sister either
I just wanna be your lover
I wanna be your baby
Kiss me, that's right, kiss me

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Yearning, burning
For you to justify my love

What are you gonna do?
What are you gonna do?
Talk to me -- tell me your dreams
Am i in them?
Tell me your fears
Are you scared?
Tell me your stories
I'm not afraid of who you are
We can fly!

Poor is the man
Whose pleasures depend
On the permission of another
Love me, that's right, love me
I wanna be your baby

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I'm open and ready
For you to justify my love
To justify my love
Wanting, to justify
Waiting, to justify my love
Praying, to justify
To justify my love
I'm open, to justify my love

I'm talking, i'm talking
I believe in the power of love
I'm singing, i'm singing
I believe that you can rescue me

With you i'm not a little girl, with you i'm not a man
When all the hurt inside of me comes out, you understand
You see that i'm ferocious, you see that i am weak
You see that i am silly, and pretentious and a freak

But i don't feel too strange for you
Don't know exactly what you do
I think when love is pure you try
To understand the reasons why
And i prefer this mystery
It cancels out my misery
And gives me hope that there could be
A person that loves me

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Rescue me [rescue me, it's hard to believe]
Your love has given me hope
Rescue me [rescue me, it's hard to believe]
I'm drowning, baby throw out your rope

With you i'm not a fascist, can't play you like a toy
And when i need to dominate, you're not my little boy
You see that i am hungry for a life of understanding
And you forgive my angry little heart when she's demanding
You bring me to my knees while i'm scratching out the eyes
Of a world i want to conquer, and deliver, and despise
And right while i am kneeling there
I suddenly begin to care
And understand that there could be
A person that loves me

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Love is understanding
It's hard to believe life can be so demanding
I'm sending out an s.o.s.
Stop me from drowning baby i'll do the rest

Rescue me (echo)
Your love has given me hope [your love has given me hope]
Rescue me (echo)
I'm drowning, baby throw out your rope [baby throw out your rope]
(repeat)

Ooh ahh, ooh ahh, love is understanding
Ooh ahh, ooh ahh, love is understanding

Love is understanding
It's hard to believe life can be so demanding
I'm sending out an s.o.s.
Rescue me, rescue me

It's not my business to decide
How good you are for me
How valuable you are
And what the world can see
Only that you try to understand me
And have the courage to love me for me

(background vocals, continuously for remainder of song:)
[i believe in the power, i believe you can rescue me]

I believe [i believe in the power]
I believe that you can rescue me
(repeat)

I'm singing i believe
I believe that you can rescue me
I'm singing, i'm singing, i'm singing
I believe that you can rescue me

I'm talking, i'm talking
I believe in the power of love
(repeat)

I'm singing, i'm singing, i believe
I believe that you can rescue me

Hey hey, hey hey
R.e.s.c.u.e. me
Only you can rescue me
Hey hey, hey...
[i believe you can rescue me]
[i believe in the power]
[i believe you can rescue me]

Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like home

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When you call my name it's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees, i wanna take you there
In the midnight hour i can feel your power
Just like a prayer you know i'll take you there

I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing
I have no choice, i hear your voice
Feels like flying
I close my eyes, oh god i think i'm falling
Out of the sky, i close my eyes
Heaven help me

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Like a child you whisper softly to me
You're in control just like a child
Now i'm dancing
It's like a dream, no end and no beginning
You're here with me, it's like a dream
Let the choir sing

(chorus)

Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
Just like a muse to me, you are a mystery
Just like a dream, you are not what you seem
Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there

Just like a prayer, i'll take you there
It's like a dream to me

Swaying room as the music starts
Strangers making the most of the dark
Two by two their bodies become one

I see you through the smokey air
Can't you feel the weight of my stare
You're so close but still a world away
What i'm dying to say, is that

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I'm crazy for you
Touch me once and you'll know it's true
I never wanted anyone like this
It's all brand new, you'll feel it in my kiss
I'm crazy for you, crazy for you

Trying hard to control my heart
I walk over to where you are
Eye to eye we need no words at all

Slowly now we begin to move
Every breath i'm deeper into you
Soon we two are standing still in time
If you read my mind, you'll see

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It's all brand new, i'm crazy for you
And you know it's true
I'm crazy, crazy for you

Papa i know you're going to be upset
'cause i was always your little girl
But you should know by now
I'm not a baby

You always taught me right from wrong
I need your help, daddy please be strong
I may be young at heart
But i know what i'm saying

The one you warned me all about
The one you said i could do without
We're in an awful mess, and i don't mean maybe - please

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Papa don't preach, i'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach, i've been losing sleep
But i made up my mind, i'm keeping my baby, oh
I'm gonna keep my baby, mmm...

He says that he's going to marry me
We can raise a little family
Maybe we'll be all right
It's a sacrifice

But my friends keep telling me to give it up
Saying i'm too young, i ought to live it up
What i need right now is some good advice, please

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Daddy, daddy if you could only see
Just how good he's been treating me
You'd give us your blessing right now
'cause we are in love, we are in love, so please

(chorus)

Papa don't preach, i'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach, i've been losing sleep
(repeat)

Oh, i'm gonna keep my baby, ooh
Don't you stop loving me daddy
I know, i'm keeping my baby

(spoken:)
Come on girls
Do you believe in love?
'cause i got something to say about it
And it goes something like this

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Don't go for second best baby
Put your love to the test
You know, you know, you've got to
Make him express how he feels
And maybe then you'll know your love is real

You don't need diamond rings
Or eighteen karat gold
Fancy cars that go very fast
You know they never last, no, no
What you need is a big strong hand
To lift you to your higher ground
Make you feel like a queen on a throne
Make him love you till you can't come down
[you'll never come down]

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Long stem roses are the way to your heart
But he needs to start with your head
Satin sheets are very romantic
What happens when you're not in bed
You deserve the best in life
So if the time isn't right then move on
Second best is never enough
You'll do much better baby on your own
[baby on your own]

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Express yourself
[you've got to make him]
Express himself
Hey, hey, hey, hey
So if you want it right now, make him show you how
Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not

Intermediate:

And when you're gone he might regret it
Think about the love he once had
Try to carry on, but he just won't get it
He'll be back on his knees

To express himself
[you've got to make him]
Express himself
Hey hey

What you need is a big strong hand
To lift you to your higher ground
Make you feel like a queen on a throne
Make him love you till you can't come down
[you'll never come down]

(intermediate)

So please

(chorus)

Express yourself
[you've got to make him]
Express himself
Hey, hey, hey, hey
So if you want it right now, make him show you how
Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not
Express yourself
[you've got to make him]
So you can respect yourself
Hey, hey
So if you want it right now, then make him show you how
Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not

And you can dance
For inspiration
Come on
I'm waiting

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Get into the groove
Boy you've got to prove
Your love to me, yeah
Get up on your feet, yeah
Step to the beat
Boy what will it be

Music can be such a revelation
Dancing around you feel the sweet sensation
We might be lovers if the rhythm's right
I hope this feeling never ends tonight

Bridge:

Only when i'm dancing can i feel this free
At night i lock the doors, where no one else can see
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight i wanna dance with someone else

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Gonna get to know you in a special way
This doesn't happen to me every day
Don't try to hide it love wears no disguise
I see the fire burning in your eyes

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Intermediate:

Live out your fantasy here with me
Just let the music set you free
Touch my body, and move in time
Now i now you're mine

You've got to

(chorus lyrics)
(bridge)
(intermediate)

Now i know you're mine, now i know you're mine
Now i know you're mine, now i know you're mine
You've got to

(chorus)
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