Joey McIntyre released his first solo album, “Stay The Same”, on March 16, 1999. The album was certified Gold by RIIA, less than after its released, on April 21.
Its first single, “Stay The Same”, was released as such on February 9, 1999. Two months later, on March 10, 1999, it peaked the 10th position on Billboard Hot 100. The single remained on the charts for fourteen (14) weeks.
The second single of the album, “I Love You Came Too Late,” was released as such on August 17, 1999. It reached the 54th position on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 11 of the same year, and it remained on the charts for six (6) weeks.
Tracks
1. Couldn’t Stay Away From Your Love
2. I Can’t Do It Without You
3. Give It Up
4. Stay The Same
5. I Love You Came Too Late
6. All I Wanna Do
7. The Way (That I Loved You)
8. I Cried
9. Because Of You
10. We Can Get Down
11. Let Me Take You For A Ride
12. One Night
13. Without Your Love
Lyrics
Couldn’t Stay Away From Your Love
Can you blame me girl?
Gotta take me back!
[Verse]
What was I to do
I couldn’t get over you
Thought that I could put
Your love on the shelf,
Get on by myself,
How could I be such a fool.
[Bridge]
Without your love is like,
The day is night
And I can’t figure out
What’s wrong or right.
I tried in van,
But I couldn’t stand the pain.
[Chorus]
I couldn’t stay from your love.
Couldn’t stay away from your love.
-Girl you drive me crazy.
Couldn’t stay away……
-You know I need you, baby.
Couldn’t stay away….
Your love, your love
[Verse]
How can I get through to you?
What more do I have to prove?
Cuz girl you got me
Down on my knees.
I’m beggin’ you please
For you to take me back.
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Breakdown) Joe:] What was I to do?
[Background:] It was your loving, your loving
[Joe:] Your love
[BG:] Baby
[Joe:] I couldn’t get over you
[BG:] It was your loving [x2]
[Joe:] It was your loving, baby [x2]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Ad libs:] C’mon baby, ya know you drive me crazy, baby
Gotta take me back, woo
It’s like the day is night.
Baby, oh oh oh yeah. Baby please [x2]
Can’t you find it in your heart
I need it from the very start.
I Can’t Do It Without You
[Verse]
Someday I’m gonna buy a big fat car
And go to work to be a movie star.
I know I’m gonna have it all some day, hey, hey.
[Verse]
I’m gonna play some golf with Tiger Woods
And be a big shot up in Hollywood.
I know I’m gonna do it all someday, hey hey.
[Chorus]
[Joe:] But I can’t do it without you.
[BG:] Can’t do it without you
Can’t do it. I can’t do it without you.
[Ad lib:] No, without- no I can’t……
[Verse]
Someday I’m gonna fly around the moon
Gonna do it in a big balloon
I think that I could make it all the way, hey hey.
[Bridge]
If you believe in me
I got big plans
You be my girl
I’ll be your superman.
I know I’m gonna be the man.
I can do it all.
I know I can.
Give It Up
[Verse]
Let down your guard.
Give it to me babe.
It’s not that hard to do.
You are a star, you better believe, babe
Better off by far if you do.
[Bridge]
You just got to feel
The way you want to feel
You know you gotta keep it real
That’s the way you gotta be
You wanna roll with me
We can go on ‘n on ‘n on, so
[Chorus]
Give it up
And let me love you, c’mon now
Give it up
I’ll give it all to you, so
Give it up
And let me love you
Give it up
Yeah baby, give it up now.
[Verse 2]
If you put
Your heart and soul inside of me
And let yourself lose control
You are gonna start to see a side of me
You never thought possible. So baby
[Chorus]
[Break]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
The feelings right and the
Girls are tight on the set tonight
[Repeat x4]
[Chorus]
Just give it up and let me love you.
Stay The Same
[Chorus]
Don’t you ever wish you were someone else,
You were meant to be the way you are exactly.
Don’t you ever say you don’t like the way you are.
When you learn to love yourself, you’re better off by far.
And I hope you always stay the same,
cuz there’s nothin’ ’bout you I would change.
[Verse]
I think that you could be whatever you wanted to be
If you could realize, all the dreams you have inside.
Don’t be afraid if you’ve got something to say,
Just open up your heart and let it show you the way.
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Believe in yourself.
Reach down inside.
The love you find will set you free.
Believe in yourself, you will come alive.
Have faith in what you do.
You’ll make it through.
[Chorus]
I Love You Came Too Late
The bluest of blue
that’s what her eyes are
that’s what I am today
And if I had it all to do
All over again
I wouldn’t of waited to say
I can’t live without you
I don’t want nobody else
Baby listen very closely
I Love you
I couldn’t lie
She couldn’t wait
I love you came too late
I’d give my life for yesterday
I love you came too late
I should of seen the signs
Paid more attention
But I pushed her love away
So if she finds someone to give her what she needed
Somebody else not afraid to say
I can’t live without you
Don’t want nobody else
My heart is in my head
I took a good look at myself
If I had another chance
I’d shout it out to you the words
I Love you
All I Wanna Do
[Chorus]
All I wanna do is be with you tonight
It’s all I wanna do, girl
The feeling’s right
All I wanna do is be with you tonight, baby
All I wanna do is you.
[Verse]
When I’m with you
It don’t matter what we do
As long as I’m with you
When I need you -It don’t matter where I am
As long as I’m with you.
[Bridge]
And I’ll travel far
Just to be near where you are
No matter where you go
I’ll follow you -Like a shining star.
[Chorus]
[Verse] When I’m with you
Do you feel the way I do
Whenever I’m with you
When you need me
I’ll be there for you
Whenever you need me.
[Bridge + ] ooh yeah girl
[BG] That’s what you are.
[Chorus]
[Big Bridge]
Let’s fly away me and you.
Do anything that you wanna do.
Just come with me
Take my hand
All I wanna do is be your man
No one else can be your man
[Chorus]
[Ad libs]
All I wanna do is be with you
Yeah girl [x 2]
Tonight, Just me and you [x 2]
Tonight girl, tonight
The things you do to me
I wish it could be
The way you want it to be
Tonight.
The Way (That I Loved You)
[Verse]
You know that I…
I gave my best to you,
And me can’t you see
I did it all for you.
So where did we go wrong?
Why do we have to sing this song?
Girl, with me you know belong.
[Chorus]
And I’ll never love
The Way that I loved you
And I’ll never kiss
The way that I touched you
I did all for you
And I’ll never love that way again.
[Verse]
Girl, it seems to me
You’ve been gettin’ on
And it’s plain to see
You didn’t cry for long.
So tell me why must we be
Apart for us to see
That we could never ever
Love this way again.
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Can’t we try again?
Does it rally have to end?
Can we reach down deep inside-
Find the strength to make this love survive-
Oh girl, I did it all for you
If you believe in true romance
Can we give it one more chance?
[Chorus]
I Cried
[Verse]
Do you remember
How we’d hold each other tight?
It was all I had
To get me through the night.
I can’t believe that you are gone.
Everything right, it all went wrong.
[Verse]
Do you remember
How we kissed?
You said you never felt like this.
I guess I thought it’d never end.
You know that you were my best friend.
[Chorus]
I cried – and I don’t care who knows it.
I cried – I ain’t too proud to show it.
I cried – when you said good bye.
[Verse]
I wonder
If you ever think of me.
Or am I just another distant memory.
And after all that we’ve been through
It’s just so hard
To give up on you.
[Chorus]
[After modulation]
I cried and I don’t care who knows it
I cried and I ain’t too…[to end of chorus]
I cried, I cried, I cried
When you said good-bye.
I cried
I cried.
Because Of You
[Talk intro]…I’m a new man
[Verse]
Feeling feelings that I never knew
That’s because of the fact
That I’m so in love with you.
Feels like I’m flyin’
But I’m walkin’ on the ground
That’s because I’m so high
And I’m never comin’ down.
[Bridge]
And to think that just a year ago
I was so strung out – And all alone
I never felt so low
Now I got the world in the palm of my hand.
[Chorus]
Because of you
I turned around my life
Because of you
I think of all the things that you do
I I turned around my life
Because of you
(Yeah, (figurin’ ???) to let you know)
[Verse]
Never believed in miracles
Til’ you opened up my eyes
Now I know just how it feels.
Ooh your love is right on time.
I’m so crazy ’bout your love.
Yeah- you blow my mind.
[Bridge]
My life is like a resurrection
Talk about your love- We’re talkin’ pure perfection.
Now I got the world in the palm of my hand.
[Chorus x2]
[Break]
You turn me up
You make me high
When I feel your love
I wanna fly
No matter what we’re going through
There ain’t nothing we can’t do
You turn me up
You make me high
When I feel your love- I wanna fly
Now I know that dreams come true
Because of you
[Chorus…out]
We Can Get Down
It’s a Party over here
There’s a party over there
It’s a Party over here
There’s a party over there
I’ve been sweatin’ you for such a long long time
I’ll give you everything if I could make you mine
Girl, the time is now to let your feelings flow
I just got to know if we can, we can, we can, we can get down
We can get down
It’s for real what you feel
It’s all good babe
Oh yeah, we can get down
We can get down
Now’s the time make you mine like I should babe
It’s all good babe, it’s all good
Now don’t you try to front ’cause it’s a mutual feelin’
No use trying to hide it ’cause your eyes are revealing
Don’t you think it’s time that we stop playin’ games
I know you feel the same, so we can, we can, we can get down
We can get down
It’s for real what you feel
It’s all good babe
Baby baby, we can get down
We can get down
Now’s the time make you mine like I should babe
It’s all good babe, it’s all good
We can get down
It’s for real what you feel
It’s all good babe
We can, we can, we can get down
We can get down
Now’s the time make you mine like I should babe
It’s all good babe, it’s all good
We can get down
We can get down
Baby, baby, baby
We can get down
We can get down
From coast to coast, coast to coast
I kick mad stylish, no groove, no means to boast
Smooth like butter on your breakfast toast
And never never no fear cause I’m your host with the most
Quick to brag, I pat myself on the back
I stake the facts from (uh) front to back
I gotcha running like a horse, I got you hanging from my mic
Yo I ain’t washed up so don’t call it a comeback
You this king, and I’m the Lord of the Rings
And I write a book of rhymes like it ain’t no thing
Well let’s keep this party moving all night long
It’s so catchy make you wanna sing the words to my song
And if you wanna dance just take the chance
Guys grab your girls and girls grab your men
Guaranteed to keep you feeling fine
Just do what you wanna do and have a good time, uh yeah
We can get down
We can get down
We can get down
It’s for real what you feel, it’s all good babe
It’s all good babe, it’s all good
We can get down
Now’s the time make you mine like I should babe
It’s all good babe, it’s all good
We can get down
It’s for real what you feel, it’s all good babe
It’s all good babe, it’s all good
We can get down
Now’s the time make you mine like I should babe
It’s all good babe, it’s all good
Let Me Take You For A Ride
[Chorus]
Let me take you for a ride
We can do
Just what you like.
I want you seated by my side.
Let me take you for a ride.
[Verse]
Hey cutie, what’s your name?
You’re all alone
And it’s a shame, it’s a shame
What’s wrong- you look so sad
I got a plan to take your blues away
Take them all away.
[Bridge]
Don’t you think it’s time
For you to be good to you.
So come along with me and RIDE
Cuz everything’s gonna be all right. So……
[Chorus]
[Verse]
So baby Take my hand
You gotta know – That I will understand
Baby, I’m your man
Just put your trust in me
Relax and don’t you try
To shy away, girl
Let’s fly away.
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Breakdown]
Where do you wanna go
What do you wanna see
It’s all up to you.
Come take a ride with Joe.
Be who you wanna be
And your dreams’ll come true.
[Chorus x3]
One Night
[Verse]
When I look at you
You look so irresistible
When I see you there
I never seen a girl so beautiful
And I say
I know you never met a gentleman like me
Cuz I will do you right
Treat you right, girl
When you are alone with me
[Chorus]
So c’mon and give me
One night
That is all I ask of you
One Night
And I will show my world to you.
[Verse]
Listen closely girl,
I want to be clear to you, girl
That I’ll always be there
For you girl.
And day, any night, all the time
[Chorus]
[Break]
Girl if you’re willing
Then we should be chillin’
Tonight, tonight, tonight
[Chorus]
[Vamp]
One night [x4]
Let’s get together, babe
One Night.
Without Your Love
[Verse]
It happens all the time.
All you girls are the same.
I put my heart out on the line
Any you just walk away.
[Bridge]
What am I to do
If I can’t live with or without you?
I’m all alone, confused
[Chorus]
What am I to do
Without your love
What am I to say
Without your love
The things we used to do
I can’t get over you
Without Your love.
[Verse]
I guess I’ll play the fool
I always play the fool
Sad but true
I gotta learn to play the game
I’ve lost
All my pride and shame.
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
[Chorus…out]
