I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man

“I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man” is a song written by Prince, and originally released by him in 1987 as a single of his album “A Sign O’ The Times.”

Jordan Knight, as many other artists such us the Goo Goo Dalls, included a cover of this song on his first solo album. Jordan Knight’s cover of “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man” was released as the second single of his first self-title solo album on July 20, 1999.(1)

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The official video was released on the first Season of MTV’s “Making the Video,” in 1999. (2)

Lyrics | Official Video | Making the Video

Lyrics

Only last June when her old man ran away
She couldn’t stop crying cause she knew he was gone to stay
10:35 on a lonely Friday night 
She was standing by the fire and ooh she was looking alright 

I asked her if she wanted to dance 
And she said that 
All she wanted was a good man 
And wanted to know 
If I thought I was qualified 

[Chorus]
And I said baby don’t waste your time
I know what’s on your mind
I may be qualified for a one night stand 
But I could never take the place of your man

It hurt me so bad when she told me with tears in her eyes
He was all she ever had and now she wanted to die
He left her with a baby and another one on the way
She couldn’t stop crying cause she knew he was gone to stay

She asked me if we could be friends
And I said oh honey baby that’s a dead end
You know and I know
That we wouldn’t be satisfied

[Chorus]
And I said baby don’t waste your time
I know what’s on your mind baby
Wouldn’t be satisfied with a one night stand
And I could never take the place of your man

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Official Video

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References

(1) According to Wikipedia. Date cannot be corroborated, to this date, due to lack of references.

(2) Dates regarding the release of this video cannot be corroborated, to this date, due to lack of references and confusing references.