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
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stay /steɪ/ A1 |
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together /təˈɡeðər/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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world /wɜːld/ A1 |
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day /deɪ/ A1 |
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good /ɡʊd/ A1 |
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happy /ˈhæpi/ A1 |
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sad /sæd/ A1 |
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baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1 |
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wife /waɪf/ A2 |
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child /tʃaɪld/ A2 |
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family /ˈfæməli/ A2 |
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mic /maɪk/ B1 |
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life /laɪf/ B1 |
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know /nəʊ/ B1 |
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song /sɒŋ/ B1 |
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brand /brænd/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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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.
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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").
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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.
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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*.
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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).
