I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways That it wouldn't last See, you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once Love 'em and leave 'em fast I guess I must be dumb 'cause you had a pocket full of horses Trojan and some of them used But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right And you say: What have I got to lose? And honey, I say: Little red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast (oh) Little red Corvette You need a love that's gonna last I guess I should've closed my eyes when you drove me to the place Where your horses run free 'Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures Of the jockeys that were there before me Believe it or not, I started to worry I wondered if I had enough class But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right And you say: Baby, have you got enough gas? Oh, yeah! Little red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast (yes, you are) Little red Corvette You need to find a love that's gonna last (oh, oh) A body like yours oughta be in jail 'Cause it's on the verge of bein' obscene Move over, baby, gimme the keys I'm gonna try to tame your little red love machine Little red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast Little red Corvette Need to find a love that's gonna last, hey, hey Little red Corvette Honey, you got to slow down (got to slow down) Little red Corvette 'Cause if you don't, you're gonna run your little red Corvette right in the ground (Little red Corvette) Right down to the ground (honey, you got to slow down) You, you, you got to slow down (Little red Corvette) You're movin' much to fast, to fast Need to find a love that's gonna last! Girl, you got an ass like I never seen, ow! And the ride I say the ride is so smooth, you must be a limousine Ow! Baby, you're much to fast Little red Corvette You need a love, you need a love that's, uh, that's gonna last (Little red Corvette) Babe, you got to slow down (you got to slow down) Little red Corvette 'Cause if you don't, 'cause if you don't You're gonna run your body right into the ground (right into theground) Right into the ground (right into the ground) Right into the ground (right into the ground) Little red Corvette, oh
I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways That it wouldn't last See, you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once Love 'em and leave 'em fast I guess I must be dumb 'cause you had a pocket full of horses Trojan and some of them used But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right And you say: What have I got to lose? And honey, I say: Little red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast (oh) Little red Corvette You need a love that's gonna last I guess I should've closed my eyes when you drove me to the place Where your horses run free 'Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures Of the jockeys that were there before me Believe it or not, I started to worry I wondered if I had enough class But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right And you say: Baby, have you got enough gas? Oh, yeah! Little red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast (yes, you are) Little red Corvette You need to find a love that's gonna last (oh, oh) A body like yours oughta be in jail 'Cause it's on the verge of bein' obscene Move over, baby, gimme the keys I'm gonna try to tame your little red love machine Little red Corvette Baby, you're much too fast Little red Corvette Need to find a love that's gonna last, hey, hey Little red Corvette Honey, you got to slow down (got to slow down) Little red Corvette 'Cause if you don't, you're gonna run your little red Corvette right in the ground (Little red Corvette) Right down to the ground (honey, you got to slow down) You, you, you got to slow down (Little red Corvette) You're movin' much to fast, to fast Need to find a love that's gonna last! Girl, you got an ass like I never seen, ow! And the ride I say the ride is so smooth, you must be a limousine Ow! Baby, you're much to fast Little red Corvette You need a love, you need a love that's, uh, that's gonna last (Little red Corvette) Babe, you got to slow down (you got to slow down) Little red Corvette 'Cause if you don't, 'cause if you don't You're gonna run your body right into the ground (right into theground) Right into the ground (right into the ground) Right into the ground (right into the ground) Little red Corvette, oh
A faixa mistura um beat Linn LM‑1 com um crescendo de sintetizador lento e um refrão de rock, enquanto Prince faz uso de diversas metáforas automotivas para contar uma história de um encontro de uma noite.
O vocal de apoio foi tocado por Lisa Coleman e Dez Dickerson, sendo que Dickerson também executa um solo de guitarra na faixa.
Foi lançada em 1983 como o segundo single do álbum *1999* e alcançou o número 6 na Billboard Hot 100, tornando‑se o maior sucesso de Prince na época e seu primeiro hit que superou a parada R&B em popularidade.
O single foi relançado como double A‑side com “1999”, atingindo o segundo lugar nas paradas britânicas em janeiro de 1985, e mais tarde foi incluído em compilação de 2006, *Ultimate*.
Após a morte de Prince em 2016, a música re‑chartou na Billboard Hot 100, subindo do 29º ao 20º lugar na semana seguinte, e já vendeu mais de 900.000 cópias nos Estados Unidos.
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