STAY THE NIGHT

Music & Lyrics by Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Released Apr 4, 2005; Song from the album The Emancipation of Mimi


You're kissing me and saying I'm the one you need
To keep you warm and lay with you tonight
Baby I feel the same way I don't want to leave
Wanna hold you close and feel your love inside
But I don't wanna play myself
Cause I know you're with someone else
And I don't need complications in my life (oh baby)
And I don't wanna fall back in
And get caught up in you again
Boy I'm so conflicted in my mind

Oh, you keep saying stay the night
Just let me rock you till the morning light
It's cold outside and much too late to drive
You know I need you baby
I'm so lost without your love

Baby stay baby stay baby stay

Obviously, procrastinating just to be
Close to you a little longer now
It's hard for me to break away from you baby
Never could resist you and I still haven't learned how
And I don't wanna be a fool
But it's hard when it comes to you
And I'm feeling vulnerable tonight
Cause I don't wanna miss the chance
Of reliving our sweet romance
Boy I'm so confused down deep inside

Oh, you keep saying stay the night
Just let me rock you til the morning light
It's cold outside and much too late to drive
You know I need you baby
I'm so lost without your love

Baby stay baby stay baby stay
Doo ooh ooh do do do do do do
Doo ooh ooh baby stay baby stay baby stay
Doo ooh ooh do do do do do do
That's what that you love
Baby stay baby stay baby stay

Oh, you keep saying stay the night
Just let me rock you til the morning light
It's cold outside and much too late to drive
You know I need you baby
I'm so lost without your love

Baby stay baby stay baby stay

Stay the night (yeah yeah oh)
Stay the night (you keep on sayin')
Stay the night (and you keep on sayin' baby)
Stay the night (and you keep on keep on keep on sayin' baby)
Stay the night (and you keep on sayin' baby baby baby baby oh)
Stay the night (and you keep on keep on keep on sayin' baby)
Stay the night (and you keep on sayin')
Stay the night


Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats, Inc. and by Mariah Carey for Maroon Entertainment, Inc.
Background Vocals: Mariah Carey.
Engineers: Dana Jon Chappelle, Brian Garten.
Assistant Engineer: Jason Finkel, Michael Leedy, Manuel Farolfi, Riccardo Durante.
Recorded at Marsha and Jan Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Right Track Studios, NYC and Capri Studios, Capri, Italy.
Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios, CA.
Mastered by Herb Powers at The Hit Factory, NYC.

"Stay The Night" contains samples from "Betcha By Golly Wow", recorded by Ramsey Lewis,
used courtesy of Columbia Records, under license from Sony Music Entertainment.
"Betcha By Golly Wow" written by T. Bell and L. Creed; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Mijac Music (BMI). All Rights for Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Mijac Music administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. All Rights Reserved.

(c) 2005 RYE Songs administered by Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) / Ye World Music (ASCAP) /
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Mijac Music (BMI) / All Rights for Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Mijac Music administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.