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Katy Perry – If You Can Afford Me lyrics
[Verse 1]
If you want me
The cherry on top, the pick of the pack, the crème de la crop
If you want me, you better do better than that tonight
Oh-oh
If you want me, it takes more than a wink
More than a drink, more than you think
If you want me, you're gonna have to break the bank, tonight

[Pre-Chorus 1]
'Cause some don't have the patience
Some call me high maintenance
But you pay the bill, 'cause that's the deal

[Chorus]
If you wanna ride, just name your price
And don't play cheap with your heart
And don't make a bet if you can't write the check for me
For me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me

[Verse 2]
If you want me, I'm not a piece of ass
A one-night stand, a storage shed
I think you better walk by, tonight, oh no
If you want me, then stop begging
I don't put out for charity
If you want me, there's no discount price tonight

[Pre-Chorus 2]
But I don't need your dollar bills
I just want something real
'Cause nothing's free, except loving me

[Chorus]
If you wanna ride, just name your price
And don't play cheap with your heart
And don't make a bet if you can't write the check for me
For me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me

[Breakdown]
If you want me
The cherry on top, the pick of the pack, the crème de la crop

[Chorus]
If you wanna ride, just name your price
And don't play cheap with your heart
And don't make a bet if you can't write the check for me
For me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
If you wanna ride, just name your price
And don't play cheap with your heart
And don't make a bet if you can't write the check for me
For me
'Cause I can be bought, but you'll pay the cost
If you can afford me
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Songwriters: David Anthony Katz, Katy Perry, Samuel Hollander
If You Can Afford Me lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Corrected by celebralight

If You Can Afford Me meanings

  • v
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    Verkssia
    No people she's not singing about being a prostitute. She's talking about being in a relationship. She's letting him know that even if it's a temporary thing, she wants him to put forth the effort. Every relation has it's cost. Like a plant it won't grow if you don't take care of it. Actually take the time to take care. It's not easy. The guy might be looking for a one night stand, she lets him know what she wants. She doesn't want some disgusting pig, so even if she agrees to this one night stand, she wants him to make it worth her while.
    Maybe that's it. But I will definitely turn pink if she is indeed talking about prostitution.
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