Let's Stay Together (Together Forever) – English Lyrics

• By: RUN DMC, Jagged Edge
• Album: Crown Royal

Lyrics & Translation

Explore themes of love and commitment in “Let's Stay Together (Together Forever)” by RUN DMC and Jagged Edge. This song offers a mix of hip hop and R&B, teaching listeners the value of strong, lasting relationships. Discover how the artists blend personal stories with universal messages of dedication and perseverance, making it a special song for understanding relationship dynamics.

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ Let's stay together ♪ ♪ Yo, yeah, DMC man ♪

♪ In the place to be ♪

♪ Yo, this song is dedicated to, word ♪

♪ Whether good days, happy or sad ♪

♪ To all of those that's been down ♪

♪ With each other since day one ♪

♪ Aha, let's keep it together ♪

♪ Now we've been all around the world ♪

♪ From the corner of the block ♪

♪ To the top of the world and back ♪

♪ We're the royalty on the ave, ain't nobody ever have ♪

♪ And the brand new jet black Cadillac ♪

♪ We've been down since day one ♪

♪ And no matter where I go ♪

♪ People want to see him next to me ♪

♪ They say, what's up with D ♪

♪ I used to jam all across the land ♪

♪ The coliseum, even MSG ♪

♪ When Raising Hell were cassettes ♪

♪ In the shelves, and the plush hotel after every show ♪

♪ We were just kissing the mic, living the life ♪

♪ Of MTV and the radio ♪

♪ And so you jay and me said, it's 83' ♪

♪ We're living and sticking together like a family ♪

♪ And no matter what, the rule must be ♪

♪ That it's guaranteed ♪

♪ That I'm for you, and you for me, so ♪

♪ Let's stay together, c'mon, let's stay together ♪

♪ Loving you whether, whether, whether, whether ♪

♪ Love is good and bad ♪

♪ And happy or sad ♪

♪ Yo, my love of the mic, can't touch my love for my wife ♪

♪ Baby I ain't going nowhere, specially the way you smile ♪

♪ When you have my child, or when I rock the crowd ♪

♪ Can't wait to be right there ♪

♪ Even my kids that ain't yours is still yours ♪

♪ 'Cause you love him and treat him like your very own ♪

♪ We be holding hands and I be holding doors ♪

♪ And when my mother-in-law spend time alone, yeah ♪

♪ Call her about 500 times a day ♪

♪ When I'm often gone 'cause I'm on the road ♪

♪ And when I'm on the phone, you know I want to be home ♪

♪ 'Cause that's the one and only spot where I really belong ♪

♪ You know our love, called you the preachers' wife ♪

♪ But the keys to bed lead living it up ♪

♪ And everybody would know, them seen us in the video ♪

♪ On the dance floor straight cutting it up ♪

♪ I love you baby ♪

♪ Let's, c'mon, let's ♪

♪ Let's stay together, let's stay together ♪

♪ Loving you whether, whether, whether, whether ♪

♪ Love is good and bad ♪

♪ And happy or sad ♪

♪ To me, you mean the world, you mean the world ♪

♪ No matter what it is you say or do ♪

♪ I always I will be there for you ♪

♪ So no, no matter what, let's stay together ♪

♪ In the good life, happy or sad ♪

♪ You mean the world, no matter what is it you say or do ♪

♪ I always will be there for you ♪

♪ So no, no matter what, let's stay together ♪

♪ In the good life, happy or sad, yeah ♪

♪ Let's, let's stay together, together ♪

♪ Loving you whether, whether, whether, whether ♪

♪ Love is good or bad, and or happy or sad ♪

♪ Ain't no beats to lead somebody you love ♪

♪ Best thing in life, is to have somebody ya heard ♪

♪ So keep it together ♪

♪ Good days, happy or sad ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a particular place or state
together /təˈɡeðər/ A1	adverb - with each other; in or into company
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth and all of its countries and people
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality; excellent
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
wife /waɪf/ A2	noun - a married woman
child /tʃaɪld/ A2	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority
family /ˈfæməli/ A2	noun - a group of people related by blood or marriage
mic /maɪk/ B1	noun - microphone
life /laɪf/ B1	noun - the state of being alive
know /nəʊ/ B1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
song /sɒŋ/ B1	noun - a short musical composition with words
brand /brænd/ B1	adjective - new; the most recent noun - a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.

Key Grammar Structures

• We've been all around the world

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The use of "have been" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to have relevance in the present. It emphasizes the *experience* of traveling. "We" is the subject, "have been" is the auxiliary verb, and "all around the world" is the past participle phrase.

• I used to jam all across the land

  ➔ Used to + Infinitive

  ➔ "Used to" expresses a past habit or state that is no longer true. Here, it indicates that the artist *regularly* performed music ("jam") in many places ("all across the land").

• When Raising Hell were cassettes

  ➔ Past Plural Noun Usage (Collective Noun)

  ➔ Treating "Raising Hell" (the album) as a plural noun ("cassettes") emphasizes the *quantity* of physical copies that existed at the time. It's a slightly poetic way of referencing a specific era.

• And no matter what, the rule must be

  ➔ Modal Verb + Infinitive (Obligation)

  ➔ "Must be" expresses a strong sense of obligation or necessity. It indicates that a certain principle or guideline is *essential*.

• They say, what's up with D

  ➔ Indirect Question

  ➔ This is an indirect question, introduced by "They say". Instead of directly asking "What's up with D?", it's reported speech. The word order is statement-like (subject-verb) rather than question-like (inverted verb-subject).