Erykah Badu

Released: November 18, 1997

Songwriter: Chaka Khan Richard Calhoun

Producer: Erykah Badu Norman “Keys” Hurt

[Intro]
Oh oh oh ah oh ah
Oh oh oh ah, ooh ooh ooh
Oh oh oh ah oh ah
Oh oh oh ah, ooh ooh

[Verse 1]
Please stay with me now
Don't you let me go
I'll make it somehow
I got to let you know
That I'll make it
Somehow, some way
Though I wait on the day
What I'm doing's gotta pay
Someway, somehow
My baby, when he cries
It's 'cause something's on his mind
This world is full of lies
You and me are one of a kind
The good Lord will stand behind every step
We are blind to fate, that's life

[Chorus]
Oh oh oh ah oh ah (That's life)
Oh oh oh ah ooh ooh ooh
Oh oh oh ah oh ah
Oh oh oh ah ooh ooh ooh
Stay, stay-ee-ay (Baby, won't you please)
Stay, stay-ee-ay (Said won't you please)
Stay, stay-ee-ay (Stay)
Stay, stay-ee-ay-ee

[Verse 2]
It fits, but you can't make it work
Where there's pain, there's gotta be hurt
But the green grass grows from the dirt
That's a fact of life, that's-a life
The good Lord stands behind every step
We are blind to fate, that's life

[Chorus]
Oh oh oh ah oh ah (That's life)
Oh oh oh ah ooh ooh
Oh oh oh ah oh ah
Oh oh oh ah ooh ooh
Stay, stay-ee-ay (Baby, won't you stay)
Stay, stay-ee-ay (I said won't you please)
Stay, stay-ee-ay
Stay, stay-ee-ay-ee

[Bridge]
Stay (Oh ah, oh, oh oh ah)
Stay-ay (Oh oh oh, won't you please)
Stay (Together, together, oh oh)
Stay-ay (Huh uh uh, listen)
Uh oh oh oh ah (Help me sing it)
Uh oh oh oh ah (Huh, sounds good to me, ay)
Uh oh oh oh ah (Sing it, baby)
Uh oh oh oh ah

[Outro]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh
Oh oh oh oh ah ooh ooh
Yeah, yeah
Stay, stay

Thank you
Woo, alright
Can y'all help me right quick with this situation?

Erica Abi Wright, better know as the Erykah Badu is a multi-genre artist with influences spanning from Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Funk and Experimental. She is credited as one of the pioneers of Neo-Soul movement of the mid 90’s and would become one of the most prolific artist of the genre, earning her the title “First Lady Of Neo-Soul.”

Erykah’s career began in 1994, when she opened a show for D'angelo, and attracted the attention of Kedar Entertainment. Under the label, Erykah would release her debut alum Baduizm, which earned two Grammy awards. Erykah would use the monumentum of the debut release to create one of the strongest discographies of any R&B artist.

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