Marcus Canty (born January 22, 1991) is an American R&B and soul singer and dancer. He finished in fourth place in the first season of The X Factor USA.
Marcus Canty was born in Washington, D. C. and raised in Landover, Maryland by his single mother, Darlene M. Canty. He attended Columbia Park Elementary School in Landover, Maryland; Hyattsville Middle School, in Hyattsville, Maryland; DeMatha Catholic High School also in Hyattsville, Maryland; and graduated from Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland. He started acting at the age of 3 in church plays and graduated to the big stage in an award winning OneStage production’s play titled, A Family That Prays Together. He didn't tap into his singing talent until the age of 11. His first public performance was at the world-famous Apollo Theater in New York where he won second place against adult and youth contenders. He continued singing in church, school choirs, county and state choirs, while also singing in talent shows and other competitions and events throughout the United States and Canada. While singing was something that came natural to Canty, basketball was his first real love. He began playing the sport at the age of eight and continued to play throughout high school until he was given an ultimatum of basketball or singing. Realizing that he wouldn't be 6'6” tall, singing became his obvious choice, and he is now pursuing his dreams.
Girl you can say anything
Just don't tell me that
And we can play all the games
Just don't play like that
We can go anywhere
But we can't go up like that
I'm telling you everything we're going through now just ain't that bad
Oh no no no
(Pre-Chorus)
We got this, I don't know what you're thinkin
We got this, I ain't never giving up
I'm betting everything we got on us
So baby, can we stay in love?
(Chorus)
What do we gotta do to stay in love? Stay in love
What do I gotta give you that will be enough to stay in love?
You say to me
Ain't nobody but us in here
‘Cause girl I'm down if you're down with it
I'm proud of you even though it's been kinda rough
But on the real, let's stay in love
I got a plan, just hear me out
Before you say a word
Please, understand what kind of man you got
You gon have to put us first
There gon be days we gon fight it out
Well that's just how we do
You trippin baby
Everything we're going through
Girl don't mean we're through woa woa no no
(Pre-Chorus)
We got this, I don't know what you're thinkin
We got this, I ain't never giving up
I'm betting everything we got on us
So baby, can we stay in love?
(Chorus)
What do we gotta do to stay in love? Stay in love
What do I gotta give you that will be enough to stay in love?
You say to me
Ain't nobody but us in here
‘Cause girl I'm down if you're down with it
I'm proud of you even though it's been kinda rough
But on the real, let's stay in love
Make me a list, girl write it down
Don't you leave nothing out
Promise I'll follow it baby
Girl anything that you say
That's how it's made in love baby
(Chorus)
What do we gotta do to stay in love? Stay in love
What do I gotta give you that will be enough to stay in love?
You say to me
Ain't nobody but us in here
‘Cause girl I'm down if you're down with it
I'm proud of you even though it's been kinda rough
But on the real, let's stay in love
Let's stay in love
Let's stay in love
Let's stay in love
Let's stay in love
Let's stay in love