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Can't Stay Away

Bootsy Collins

R&B/Soul

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bootsy Collins

Vocals

Casper

Bass

Phelps Collins

Guitar

Boogie

Drums

Frankie Kash Waddy

Frankie Kash Waddy

Drums

Gary Cooper

Vocals

Gary Shider

Guitar

Glen Goins

Guitar

Michael Hampton

Michael Hampton

Guitar

The Brecker Brothers

The Brecker Brothers

Horn

Richard Griffith

Richard Griffith

Horn

Bernie Worrell

Keyboards

Joel Johnson

Keyboards

Sonny Talbert

Keyboards

Maceo Parker

Saxophone

Fred Wesley

Trombone

Randy Brecker

Trumpet

Rick Gardner

Trumpet

Leslyn Bailey

Vocals

Robert Johnson

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bootsy Collins

Composer

George Clinton

Songwriter

William Earl Collins

William Earl Collins

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

George Clinton

Producer

William Earl Collins

William Earl Collins

Producer

Lyrics

I just can't stay

I, I can't stay

I, I, I can't stay

Hey

Oh, I can't stay away from you too long

I hum your face just like a new song

Your smile is like a punchline

The part you sing all the time

Oh, I can't stay away from you too long

You know your name should be Melody, baby

'Cause your personality is, uh, so melodic

I've been dreamin' to the tune of you since first we met

You turned me on in a day, baby

Ever since I kissed you

I could never stand to miss you

So I'm singing 'bout your kisses

Every moment of the day

Oh, I can't stay away from you too long

Your melody, I taste them when you're gone

Your smile is like a punchline

The part you sing all the time

Oh, I can't stay away from you too long

You're number one with a bullet on my charts

You're a total smash, baby

Pop, you're R and B, you're MOR, you're easy listening

You turned me on in a day, baba

Ever since I kissed you

I could never stand to miss you

So I'm singing 'bout your kisses

Every moment of the day

You're so psychedelic, baby

You're also pretty music to my ears

By the way, what key are you in, baby?

La-di-da, la-di-da, la-di-di, da-da, baba

Well

I can't stay away

I can't stay away

I can't stay away

I can't stay away

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away

I just can't stay away (I cannot stay away)

I can't stay away

Can't stay away

I can't stay away

I can't stay away (can't stay away)

I can't stay away, oh, ooh

I can't stay away, oh, ooh, oh

Oh, I can't stay away

I can't just stay away (I can't stay away)

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away (can't stay away)

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away (I cannot stay away)

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away (I just can't stay away)

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away

I just can't stay away (I just can't stay)

I can't stay away

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away

(Can't stay away, can't stay away, can't stay away)

I just can't stay away (can't stay away)

I can't stay away (I just cannot stay away)

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away

I just can't stay away (cannot stay away)

I can't stay away

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away

I just can't stay away

I can't stay away

Written by: George Clinton, William Earl Collins

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