Oh, yeah, yeah
Hey, shoo, do, do, do, do, do
Yeah

Do, do, do, oh
Do, do, do, do, do, do, da (babe)
Do, do, do, da (hey, yeah, yeah)
Do, do, do, do, do, do, da
Do, do, do (shoo, do, do, do, do, do, do)
Do, do, do, do, do, do, da
Do, do, do, da (baby, baby, baby, baby, baby)
Do, do, do, do, do, do, da

We were as one, babe
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine
Now you wanna be free
So I'm letting you fly
'Cause I know in my heart, babe
Our love will never die, no

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy, don't you know you can't escape me?
Ooh, darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong (no, no, no, no)
No way, you're never gonna shake me
Ooh, darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby

Do, do, do (yeah)
Do, do, do, do, do, do, da
Do, do, do, da (do, do, do, do, do, do)
Do, do, do, do, do, do, da (yes, you will)

I ain't gonna cry, no
And I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave, boy
I will not stand in your way
But inevitably
You'll be back again
'Cause you know in your heart, babe
Our love will never end, no, no

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy, don't you know you can't escape me (no)
Ooh, darling 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong (yeah, no)
No way, you're never gonna shake me
Ooh, darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby

I know that you'll be back, boy
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder, oh
I know that you'll be right back, baby
Oh, baby, believe me it's only a matter of time, time

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy, don't you know you can't escape me (yeah)
Ooh, darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on (and we will linger on and on)
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way, you're never gonna shake me
Ooh, darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy, don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh, darling 'cause you'll always be my baby (never, no, no)
And we'll linger on (you and I will always be)
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way, you're never gonna shake me (you and I)
Ooh, darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby (you and I)

You and I will always be (do, do, ah)
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, da)
No way, you're never gonna shake me (do, do, da)
No way, you're never gonna shake me (do, do, do, do, do, do, da)

You and I will always be (do, do, da)
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, da)
(Do, do, do, da) no matter what you do


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Always Be My Baby Lyrics as written by Jermaine Dupri Mariah Carey

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    Firstly, MY GOD butterflyprince$$, learn to type!!!!

    Anyhoo, this is my favourite song of all time. I love Mariah, and I first listened to this song whilst listening to her Greatest Hits on holiday with my friends and my school to the south of France for like, two weeks. I fell in love with it. I listened to it non-stop and every night before I went to sleep. Its so beautiful and catchy and carries a lot of memories.

    izzo23on May 05, 2006   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    its about a guy who will always be apart of her

    devileyez038on June 17, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Its a really pretty song! Her voice is amazing in it, as her early stuff is definitely her best, and this song is a classic! Its about being in love with someone and your love being so deep, that you feel, a part of both of yourselves will always be together.

    angel2kisson July 30, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Its a really pretty song! Her voice is amazing in it, as her early stuff is definitely her best, and this song is a classic! Its about being in love with someone and your love being so deep, that you feel, a part of both of yourselves will always be together.

    angel2kisson July 30, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    omg..this is really a good song ive been hooked on it for a week now..lol..but its helped me..bc i know that special someone will always be with me..

    CrAzZexBaBion August 11, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    i was 14 when i first heard this song and i was starting to learn english, and this song immediatly stucked in my head, it's just perfect : the voice, the music, the lyrics the video..it's simply about true love.

    liloo82on August 15, 2002   Link
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    well actually I totally know what she sings about i this brilliant song... the guy loves her, but he can't really cope with it and says he wants his freedom, and she just lets him go cuz she KNOWS he'll always come back... she doesn't worry cuz they belong together.

    Sunnyon August 25, 2002   Link
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    i was about 7 when i heard it for the first time and as soon as i heard it i started running around the house jumping on my bed singing it... ( i was a funny child ) Last year I won a talent show for singing this song along with My All... both of them are what makes Mariah so famous.

    Born2Singon September 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This happens to be my fave song by Mariah. I've always liked her music.

    zacsteron March 13, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song sounds a little stalker-ish. She's all like "Boy, don't you know you can't escape me" "No way you're never gonna shake me" It's very Enrique Iglesias... "You can run you can hide, but you can't escape my love." Very scary actually. Mariah.. find a guy that loves you back!

    beekylovesmusicon April 16, 2003   Link

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