Blackstreet has also collaborated with Jay-Z on his single "The City is Mine". With the help of the Janet Jackson single "Girlfriend", Blackstreet finally had a top ten album with Finally. But personnel shifts wracked the group and contributed to the relative failure of Finally in 1999, and Blackstreet soon broke up. After rumors of legal action and a preemptive countersuit, the group reformed and released Level II in 2003.
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Blackstreet Lyrics
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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, no, no
You've got your problems baby
And I've 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 care, you'll be there, like you used to be, yeah
I'm searching for the words to make you realize
That I really, really want you to stay, oh
Tears of frustration I hold inside
But if you walk away
You'll make this grown man cry
Don't leave
Don't leave me girl
Please stay with me tonight
Don't leave me girl
Please stay with me tonight
Forget my pride girl, I beg you
You're my heart, you're my soul
You've got so much control
My love runs deep within the ocean and sea
But if you sail away
You'll take a center piece of me
Don't leave
Don't leave me girl
Please stay with me tonight
Don't leave me girl
Please stay with me tonight
(No, don't go)
Don't leave
Don't leave me girl
Please stay with me tonight
Don't leave me girl
Please stay with me tonight
Stay, stay, stay
Stay right here with me forever
Stay, stay, stay
Stay right here with me forever
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
Stay, stay, stay
Stay right here with me forever
Stay, stay, stay
Stay right here with me forever
No baby, no baby, no baby
The lyrics to the song "Don't Leave Me" by Blackstreet express the desperate plea of a man who doesn’t want his woman to leave him. The song starts with a repeating chorus of "No baby no baby no baby / No, no, no" which sets the tone for the level of desperation and urgency in the lyrics. The singer warns that if she takes her love away from him, he will go crazy, emphasizing how much she means to him.
The next verse points out that they both have problems, but he suggests that they can work through them together. The singer wants the woman to realize that his love for her is genuine and that he needs her to stay by his side. He expresses his frustration at not being able to find the right words to convince her to stay, and he holds back tears of frustration inside.
The chorus repeats throughout the song, driving home the message of the man's desperation for his woman not to leave. The bridge of the song mentions the woman's control over him, stating that she has his heart and soul. He compares his love for her to an ocean and sea, and he suggests that if she leaves, she will take a significant part of him with her.
Overall, "Don't Leave Me" is a passionate love song that showcases the singer's intense emotions and need for his woman to stay with him. The lyrics are heartfelt and earnest, emphasizing the depth of his love and his inability to cope if she were to leave.
Line by Line Meaning
No baby no baby no baby
The singer is emphasizing that they don't want their love interest to leave.
If you take your love away from me
I'll go crazy, I'll go insane
The singer is saying that they will not be able to handle it if their love interest decides to end things with them.
You've got your problems baby
And I've got mine
The singer acknowledges that both they and their love interest have issues that they need to deal with.
Let's just spend it all by putting it together, yeah
Despite their differences, the artist wants to work together with their love interest to overcome their problems.
When you say you love me it don't mean a thing
If you care, you'll be there, like you used to be, yeah
The artist is letting their love interest know that hearing them say 'I love you' isn't enough – they need to show it through their actions.
I'm searching for the words to make you realize
That I really, really want you to stay, oh
The singer is struggling to find the right way to express to their love interest how much they mean to them and how badly they want them to stay.
Tears of frustration I hold inside
But if you walk away
You'll make this grown man cry
The singer is bottling up their emotions and feels that if their love interest leaves, it will be more than they can handle.
Forget my pride girl, I beg you
You're my heart, you're my soul
You've got so much control
The artist is willing to put aside their pride and beg their love interest to stay because they mean everything to them and have significant influence over them.
My love runs deep within the ocean and sea
But if you sail away
You'll take a center piece of me
The artist's love for their love interest is all-encompassing and if they leave, it will feel like a piece of them is missing.
Stay, stay, stay
Stay right here with me forever
The artist is desperately pleading with their love interest to stay with them and not leave.
If you take your love away from me
I'll go crazy, crazy, crazy, insane
This is a repetition of an earlier line that reinforces how much the singer will be affected if their love interest leaves.
Stay, stay, stay
Stay right here with me forever
The song ends with the artist continuing to beg their love interest to stay with them forever.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Karen Lynn Anderson, Chauncey Andrae Hannibal, Roosevelt Harrell, Etterlene Jordan, Teddy Riley
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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