Don’t Leave Me Lyrics

[Intro: Eric "E" Williams, Teddy Riley]
No baby, no baby, no baby
No, no, no

If you take your love away from me
I'll go crazy
I'll go insane

No baby, no baby, no baby
No, no, no

No baby, no baby, no baby
No, no, no


[Verse 1: Eric "E" Williams]
You got your problems, baby, I got mine
Let's just spend it all by putting it together, yeah
When you say you love me it don't mean a thing
If you cared, you'd be there like you used to be, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Chauncey "Black" Hannibal & Mark Middleton]
I'm searchin' for the words to make you realize
That I really, really want you to stay
Tears of frustration I hold inside
But if you walk away, you'll make this grown man cry


[Chorus: Blackstreet, Eric "E" Williams, Mark Middleton]
Don't leave (No baby, no baby, no baby)
Don't leave me, girl (No, no please)
Please stay with me tonight
Don't leave me, girl (Yeah oh, oh)
Please stay with me to-
[Verse 2: Eric "E" Williams, Mark Middleton]
Forget my pride, girl
I'm begging you

You're my heart, you're my soul
You've got so much control
My love runs deeper than the ocean and sea
But if you sail away
You'll take the center piece of me


[Chorus: Blackstreet, Eric "E" Williams, Mark Middleton]
Don't leave (No baby, no baby, no baby)
(Don't leave, no no no)
Don't leave me, girl (No)
Please stay with me tonight (Oh, please)
Don't leave me, girl (Yeah, please)
Please stay with me to-

[Interlude]

[Chorus: Blackstreet, Eric "E" Williams, Mark Middleton]
No, no, no, don't leave (No baby, no baby, no baby)
Don't leave me, girl (No no no)
Please stay with me tonight (Me tonight)
Don't leave me, girl (You can't leave me)
Please stay with me to-
[Bridge: Blackstreet & Mark Middleton]
Stay, stay, stay (Ooh, ooh, yeah, c'mon and stay with me, don't leave)
Stay right here with me forever
Stay, stay, stay (I love you, yes I do, I need you, don't wanna live without you)
Stay right here with me forever (No, no, no)
If you take your love away from me
I’ll go crazy, crazy, crazy, insane

If you take your love away from me
I’ll go crazy, I’ll go insane
If you take your love away from me
I’ll go crazy, I’ll go insane (Crazy, crazy, please stay with me)

[Outro: Blackstreet, Mark Middleton, Eric "E" Williams]
Stay, stay, stay (Forever, forever, baby, don't you go nowhere, no)
Stay right here with me forever
Stay, stay, stay (Stay with me, cause you know I love you, you know that I need ya)
Stay right here with me forever (Yes, I do)
Oh oh oh, ooh ooh, oh, yeah, yeah
No, no, no
No baby, no baby, no baby

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Genius Annotation

“Don’t Leave Me” is a song about a man pleading to his girl that he will change for the better in order to save their relationship. Produced by Teddy Riley, the track samples DeBarge’s “A Dream,” much like 2Pac’s posthumous single, “I Ain’t Mad At Cha.”

Although relatively unsuccessful in the United States, the song and accompanying video was a commercial success abroad in the UK and New Zealand.

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Recorded At
Future Recording Studios (Virginia Beach, VA)
Release Date
January 25, 1997
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