There once was a woman A strange kind of woman The kind that gets written down in history Her name was Nancy Her face was nothing fancy She left a trail of happiness and misery I loved her Everybody loved her She loved everyone and gave them good return I tried to take her I even tried to break her She said, I ain't for takin' Won't you ever learn? I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you I spent my money as I took my turn I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman She looked like a raver But I could never please her On Wednesday mornings boy, you can't go far I couldn't get her But things got better, she said Saturday nights from now on, baby, you're my star I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you I spent my money as I took my turn I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman Ooh, my soul, I love you I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you I spent my money as I took my turn I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman She finally said she loved me I wed her in a hurry No more callers and I glow with pride I'm dreaming I feel like screaming I won my woman just before she died I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you I spent my money as I took my turn I want you, I need you, I gotta be near you Ooh, I had a strange kind of woman

Oh, baby Oh, man You make me crazy Really drive me mad But that's alright with me It's really no fuss As long as you're next to me Just the two of us 'Cause you're my, my, my My kind of woman My, oh, my What a girl My, my, my My kind of woman And I'm down on my hands and knees Begging you please, baby Show me your world Oh, brother Sweetheart I'm feeling so tired Really falling apart It just don't make sense to me I really don't know Why you stick right next to me Wherever I go 'Cause you're my, my, my My kind of woman My, oh, my What a girl You're my, my, my My kind of woman And I'm down on my hands and knees Begging you please, baby Show me your world

She tucks her Paul Mitchell hair under her John Deere cap Hides Victoria's Secret under those jeans She's honest as heaven, she's got a body to match When they talk about perfect, she's what they mean She's my kind of woman She shines like the moment the sun hits the rain When she smile, yeah it's somethin' Loves bigger than life Shes my kind of woman She's a slice of the country, she's Fifth Avenue She loves Jesus and sinners like me She's got the key to my soul wrapped around her finger She's a weekend in Vegas, seven nights a week She's my kind of woman She shines like the moment the sun hits the rain When she smile, yeah it's somethin' Loves bigger than life Shes my kind of woman She's reckless, she's safe The angel God saved for my life Theres a million reasons why She's my kind of woman She shines like the moment the sun hits the rain When she smile, yeah it's somethin' Loves bigger than life Shes my kind of woman She shines like the moment the sun hits the rain When she smile, man it's somethin' Loves bigger than life Shes my kind of woman My kind of woman

Let's go to that place where I took you last summer before the fall Where the sky was purple and we drank from the bottle We felt it all By the lighthouse on the hill, we opened a door to a different world Leaving everything behind Just you and I Open up your eyes I wish that I could stay here all my life Just you and I sitting under purple skies Let's go to that place where I took you last summer on top of the hill Where the path was golden as it led to the ocean Quiet and still By the lighthouse on the hill, we opened a door to a different world Leaving everything behind Just you and I Open up your eyes I wish that I could stay here all my life Just you and I sitting under purple skies I wish that I could stay here all my life Just you and I sitting under purple skies I wish that I could stay here all my life Just you and I sitting under purple skies There is a place nothing compares to but we only know With a meaning so special A place that was meant for more than we know By the lighthouse on the hill, we opened a door to a different world Leaving everything behind Just you and I Open up your eyes

I never meant to cause you any sorrow I never meant to cause you any pain I only wanted one time to see you laughing I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain I only want to see you bathing in the purple rain I never wanted to be your weekend lover I only wanted to be some kind of friend Baby, I could never steal you from another, oh no Such a shame our friendship had to end Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain I only want to see you underneath the purple rain Honey, I know, I know times are wasted It's time we all reach out for something new and that means you too You say you want a leader but you can't seem to make up your mind I think you better close it, well, let me guide you to the purple rain Purple rain, purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain Purple rain, purple rain I only want to see you underneath the purple rain