“So I Can Love You” was the lead single from The Emotions debut album with the same title. The song was produced by Isaac Hayes & David Porter. The song was written by one of the sisters Sheila Hutchinson-Whitt, after an personal experience with her boyfriend at a dance.
[Intro]
Uh-huh, yeah
Uh-huh, yeah
[Verse 1]
Come on back (Come on back)
I'm not ready to let you go
Come on back (Come on back, baby)
I'm not ready to let you go
No (No, no, no)
I will tell you when I'm ready
(Tell you when I'm ready)
Got to, got to let you know
(I got to let you know)
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't walk away from me, baby
(Like that)
'Cause she came into the room
(Don't turn your back)
'Cause you're gonna tell her today
And I mean what I say
(And tell her right away)
[Chorus]
And I say stay right here, baby
I just can't let you go
Stay right here, baby
So I can love you
Love you, love you, boy
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't walk away from me, baby
(Like that)
'Cause she came into the room
(Don't turn your back)
'Cause you're gonna tell her today
And I mean what I say
(And tell her right away)
[Chorus]
And I say stay right here, baby
So I can love you
Love you, love you, boy
[Outro]
So I can love you, uh-huh, yeah
So I can love you, uh-huh, yeah
(Oh, yeah) So I can love you, uh-huh, yeah (Mmm)
So I can love you just a little bit longer, baby
So I can love you, uh-huh, yeah
(I wanna love you, love you, love you, love you, love you)
So I can love you just a little bit longer, baby
So I can love you, uh-huh, yeah
(I wanna love you, love you, love you, love you)
So I Can Love You was written by Sheila Hutchinson Whitt.
So I Can Love You was produced by Isaac Hayes & David Porter.