This ballad is for Mac’s longtime girlfriend Kiera “aka Kiki” McNally.
When they as a couple moved to the U.S., Kiki was at risk for being deported back to Canada as she didn’t have a proper visa. This song is about letting her stay with him, despite the visa issues she was dealing with as an illeg...
[Verse 1]
I was made to love her
Been working at it
Half of my life
I’ve been an addict
[Pre-Chorus]
And she’s been good to me
Far as I can tell she’s happy
Livin’ with her Macky
[Chorus]
So please don’t take my love away
Let my baby stay
Let my baby stay
Please don’t take my love away
Let my baby stay
Let my baby stay
[Verse 2]
And where would I be
Feeling lonely
Separated from my one and only
[Pre-Chorus]
And what’s there left to say
Far as I can tell that day
Could be on its way
[Chorus]
So please don’t take my love away
Let my baby stay
Let my baby stay
Please don’t take my love away
Let my baby stay
Let my baby stay
[scat singing]
Let My Baby Stay was written by Mac DeMarco.
Let My Baby Stay was produced by Mac DeMarco.
Mac DeMarco released Let My Baby Stay on Tue Apr 01 2014.
In Mac’s words in the album “live and acoustic”: “My girlfriend and I move to NY by accident this summer and this song is about that and how she is not allowed to live here ”