I was only 17 when he saw me
The apple of my daddy's eye
Cute but not jaded my hair in 2 braids
He looked at me and just said hi

Was it his cologne or the style of his hair
They told me I should stay away and not go there
Sometimes I'm all alone and don't c him
I wish it was different but I don't care

I'm a kept woman
He don't c nobody but me
We got a pretty little house
And only me and him got the key
A kept woman
Sometimes I don't know why
A kept woman
Sometimes I cry

He likes it when I dance 4 no reason
He likes it when I dance
But he doesn't like it when I raise my voice 2 him
I try 2 stop but I can't

Was it his cologne or the style of his hair
I don't know how but he took me there
And now I hug my pillow more nights than not
It's crazy but the butterflies just don't stop

'Cause I'm a kept woman
He don't c nobody but me
We got a pretty little house
And only me and him got the key
A kept woman
Sometimes I don't know why
A kept woman
Sometimes I cry

He's the hotness in my fire
I give him anything he desires
It may sound crazy but it suits me fine
Cause ain't nobody ever take away whats mine

'Cause I'm a kept woman
'Cause he's every single thing I need
Spiritual, physical
Kept woman
Chemical emotional
And everything in between
Don't u know that im a kept woman
Ooh loves me like no other
A love u never seen
I'm a kept woman
And I'm his queen

Yes I am, oh yes I am
And I don't care, no
Kept woman, I don't care
Kept woman, I don't care
Kept woman, I don't care

Copyright: Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): PRINCE ROGERS NELSON