Can I Stay With You Lyrics
Karyn White
Lyrics
Never felt so good before
Never dreamed I would explore
Makin' love in the positions that you got me doin'
I never thought I'd beg for more
Never thought I'd find a man who can do it again and again
And then even do it like once again
I've never trembled in my life
Heard about it once or twice
But now I'm shakin'
And I swear the shakin' feel so nice
Well, I don't know what I'm gonna do
'Cause I don't want to be away from you
You shouldn't have felt so good
Lord knows I've never felt so good
It's wonderful
Well, there's only one thing I need to know
Can I stay with you, babe
For the rest of the night
Can I stay with you, babe
For the rest of my life
Can I stay with you, babe
Through the end of all time
Oh, baby, please
Let me stay through the night
Never felt so weak before
Never met a man so sure
Of how and when and where to touch, and just how much
I've never been to ecstasy
But now I'm feelin' it
Over and over and over and over and over and over and over
Whatever I can do for your love
You just ask, consider it down
And I'll do anything
Whatever you want, whenever you need it
I just want to give it all to you
More than you could ever expect me to
I swear whatever you do
I'll do it three times, baby, back to you
I'm good to go
Well, there's only one thing I need to know
Can I stay with you, babe
For the rest of the night (Yeah)
Can I stay with you, babe
For the rest of my life
Can I stay with you, babe
Through the end of all time (Stay, stay, stay, baby)
Oh, baby, please
Let me stay through the night
One night of love
It turned me around, it turned me around
One night of love
Things'll never, never, never, never, never be the same
One night of love (Ooh)
Baby, I'm deep in love
Blew my heart away
Can I stay with you, babe (Stay)
For the rest of the night
Can I stay with you, babe (Stay)
For the rest of my life
Can I stay with you, babe (Stay, stay, stay)
Through the end of all time (Ooh)
Oh, baby, please
Let me stay through the night
Can I stay with you, babe (Stay, stay, stay)
For the rest of the night (All through the night)
Can I stay with you, babe (Stay, stay, stay)
For the rest of my life (For the rest of my life)
Can I stay with you, babe (Stay, stay)
Through the end of all time (Ooh)
Oh, baby, please
Let me stay through the night
Can I stay with you, babe
For the rest of the night (Oh, ooh)
Can I stay with you, babe
For the rest of my life (Mmm... mmm...)
Can I stay with you, babe
Through the end of all time
Oh, baby, please
Song & Lyrics Facts
Karyn White's song "Can I Stay With You" was released in 1988 as a single from her self-titled debut album. The track was written by Karyn White and Narada Michael Walden, and produced by the latter.
It features additional instrumentation from members of the band Journey, including Jonathan Cain on keyboards and Steve Smith on drums. Lyrically, the mid-tempo R&B ballad is about an estranged couple who are trying to rekindle their relationship. White sings with emotion and power throughout the song, asking her lover if they can stay together despite all that has happened between them.