Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beyoncé
Vocals
Rich Harrison
All Instruments
Shuggie Otis
Sampled Artist
Tyrone Davis
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rich Harrison
Songwriter
Angela Beyince
Songwriter
Shuggie Otis
Songwriter
Gary Cooper
Songwriter
Beyoncé Knowles
Songwriter
Bootsy Collins
Songwriter
George Clinton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beyoncé
Producer
Tony Maserati
Mixing Engineer
Luz Vasquez
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jim Caruana
Recording Engineer
Patrick Woodward
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rich Harrison
Producer
Lyrics
Ooh, baby
Ooh, baby
Oh, yeah
I love the way you make me feel
It slows down time
Come in my bedroom
And turn off the lights
You whisper softly in my ear
Makes me unwind
The way you touch me
Lets me know you're mine
I'd rather be with you
'Cause I love the way you scream my name
And there's no other man that gives me what I want
And makes me feel this way
I'd rather be with you
'Cause you hustle hard to take care of me
<span begin="1:14.672" end="1:16.864">I'd rather be with you</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="1:16.429" end="1:19.975">(Boy, I'd rather be with you)</span></span>
I know, I'd rather be with you
Boy, I'd rather be with you
I love the way you look at me
Stare into my eyes
What do they say to you?
Boy, don't be shy
Tonight's the night
Your fantasies will all come true
I am your woman
I belong to you, oh
There is nothing, I won't do for you
I know my soul connected me to you
I feel so safe when I'm alone with you
I'm holding back nothing, saving it all for you
Baby, I love making love to you
It's like a high, I can't come down from you
I'd rather be with you
<span begin="2:13.838" end="2:18.507">'Cause I love the way you scream my name</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="2:17.226" end="2:20.243">(Scream my name)</span></span>
And there's no other man that gives me what I want
<span begin="2:21.597" end="2:24.920">And makes me feel this way</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="2:23.366" end="2:26.299">(Make me feel this way)</span></span>
I'd rather be with you
'Cause you hustle hard to take care of me
<span begin="2:31.664" end="2:33.534">I'd rather be with you</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="2:33.426" end="2:37.079">(Boy, I'd rather be with you)</span></span>
I'd rather be, I'd rather be with you, oh
I'd rather be with you, well yeah
Boy, I'd rather be with you
I'd rather be with you, well yeah
<span begin="3:03.713" end="3:08.478">Boy, I'd rather be with you</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:05.054" end="3:10.358">(I'd rather, rather be with, rather be with you!)</span></span>
I'd rather be with you
'Cause I love the way you scream my name
And there's no other man that gives me what I want
And makes me feel this way
I'd rather be with you
'Cause you hustle hard to take care of me
<span begin="3:27.671" end="3:29.933">I'd rather be with you</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:29.415" end="3:32.705">(Boy, I’d rather be with you)</span></span>
I'd rather be with you
'Cause I love the way you scream my name
I ain't goin' nowhere, I'm happy with you
And there's no other man that gives me what I want
And makes me feel this way
I ain't thinkin' 'bout nobody but you, baby
I’d rather be with you
'Cause you hustle hard to take care of me
I'd rather be with you
Boy, I'd rather be with you
Boy, I'd rather be with you
Written by: Angela Beyince, Beyoncé Knowles, Gary Cooper, George Clinton Jr., Leo Graham, Paul Richmond, Rich Harrison, Shuggie Otis, William Colins