[Intro: Da Brat] I got one for the money I got two for the bass I got three to get you goin' baby 'Cause Da Brat's in the place And it don't stop, uh, and it don't quit Yeah, like that, uh, and it don't stop And it don't quit like that
[Verse 1: Mariah Carey] We were as one, baby For a moment in time And it seemed everlasting That you would always be mine Now you wanna be free So I'll let you fly 'Cause I know in my heart, baby Our love will never die, np
[Chorus : Xscape with Mariah Carey] You'll always be a part of me I'm part of you indefinitely Boy, don't you know you can't escape me Ooh, darling cause you'll always be my baby And we'll linger on Time can't erase a feeling this strong No way you're ever gonna shake me Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
[Verse 2: Mariah Carey] I ain't gonna cry, no And I won't beg you to stay If your determined to leave, boy I will not stand in your way But inevitably, you'll be back again 'Cause you know in your heart, baby Our love will never end, no, no
[Chorus: Xscape] You'll always be a part of me I'm part of you indefinitely Boy, don't you know you can't escape me Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby And we'll linger on Time can't erase a feeling this strong No way you're ever gonna shake me Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
[Bridge : Xscape & Mariah Carey] I know that you'll be back, boy (No, no) When your days and your nights get a little bit colder (When your days and your nights get a little bit colder) I know that you'll be right back baby Oh baby believe me it's only a matter of time
[Verse 3: Da Brat] Who brings the ruckus and the pain like Meth? It's evident, the residents of So So Def Got the industry on lock where outsiders can't enter Ever since the arrival of this Westside representer Who rocks your Music Box and breakdown your structure You fantasize as you visualize me as your Dreamlover (Fuck) with your emotions unplugging your daydream face Reality Reason through MC's, Inflicting fatalities Ain't no cap on my salary, I'm gettin' G's If you heard of me's, then you know that we's makin' G's Let's Xscape with Mariah Carey and me to the bank Steady stackin' papers, smokin' on fat sacks of danks See, to some I'm a hero, others feel I'm foul, but that's my style And they don't pay me, nor can they fade me So what I do is keep it true and real for my peeps in the street 'Cause to them, I'ma always be they baby
[Chorus : Xscape & Mariah Carey] You'll always be a part of me I'm part of you indefinitely Boy, don't you know you can't escape me Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby You and I will always be You and I will always be You and I will always be No way you're never gonna shake me No way you're never gonna shake me You and I - we'll always be
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This song was first released on the “Always Be My Baby” single in the United States on March 9, 1996 by Columbia Records. Produced by Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri, it features American rapper Da Brat and American R&B girl group Xscape.
“Always Be My Baby” marks the first time that Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri collaborated on a song together, including this remix.
The music video for the song features Da Brat and Xscape and was filmed in Carey’s mansion in upstate New York at the time.
The song contains a sample from “Tell Me If You Still Care” by R&B group The S.O.S. Band, written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
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