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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mariah Carey
Background Vocals
Bryan-Michael Cox
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mariah Carey
Songwriter
Bryan-Michael Cox
Songwriter
Adonis Shropshire
Songwriter
Kendrick Dean
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mariah Carey
Producer
Bryan-Michael Cox
Producer
Brian Garten
Recording Engineer
Phil Tan
Mixing Engineer
Antonio "LA" Reid
Executive Producer
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Why do I stay, why do I stay in love? Ooh
Oh, baby
Baby, I stay in love with you
[Verse 1]
Dying inside 'cause I can't stand it
Make or break up, can't take this madness
We don't even really know why
All I know is, baby, I try and try so hard
To keep our love alive
[Verse 2]
If you don't know me at this point, then I highly doubt you ever will
I really need you to give me that unconditional love I used to feel
It's no mistaking, we're just erasing
From our hearts and minds, and I know
[PreChorus]
We said let go, but I kept on hangin' on
Inside I know it's over, you're really gone
It's killing me 'cause it ain't nothin' that I can do
Baby, I stay in love with you
[Chorus]
And I keep on tellin' myself that you'll come back around
And I try to front, like, oh, well, each time you let me down
See, I can't get over you now no matter what I do
But, baby, baby, I stay in love with you
[Chorus]
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Baby, I stay in love with you
[Verse 3]
It cuts so deep, it hurts down to my soul
My friends tell me I ain't the same no more
We still need each other when we stumble and fall
How we gon' act like what we had ain't nothin' at all now
[Verse 4]
Hey, what I wanna do is ride shotgun next to you
With the top down like we used to, hit the block, proud in the S-U
We both know our heart is breaking
Can we learn from our mistakes?
I can't last one moment alone
Now, go I know
[PreChorus]
We said let go, but I kept on hangin' on
Inside I know it's over, you're really gone
It's killing me 'cause it ain't nothin' that I can do
Baby, I stay in love with you
[Chorus]
And I keep on tellin' myself that you'll come back around
And I try to front, like, oh, well, each time you let me down
See, I can't get over you now no matter what I do
But, baby, baby, I stay in love with you
[PreChorus]
We said let go, but I kept on hangin' on
Inside I know it's over, you're really gone
It's killing me 'cause it ain't nothin' that I can do
Baby, I stay in love with you
[Chorus]
And I keep on tellin' myself that you'll come back around
And I try to front, like, oh, well, each time you let me down
See, I can't get over you now no matter what I do
But, baby, baby, I stay in love with you
[Outro]
I stay in love, oh yeah, love
Oh, I stay in love
I stay in love
Written by: Adonis Shropshire, Bryan-Michael Cox, JEVON DEAN, KENDRICK ASHLEY, Kendrick Dean, Mariah Carey