▁are ▁s ung ▁by ▁Son ny ▁( with ▁near - equal ▁backing ▁from ▁Cher ) ▁as ▁the ▁girl ' s ▁boy friend ▁who ▁wants ▁her ▁to ▁stay : ▁ ▁Baby ▁don ' t ▁go ▁... ▁pretty ▁baby ▁please ▁don ' t ▁go I ▁love ▁you ▁so ! ▁Pre tty ▁baby ▁please ▁don ' t ▁go ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁conclusion ▁the ▁girl ▁resol ves ▁to ▁remain ▁em otion ally ▁stable ▁when ▁she ▁reaches ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁says ▁she ▁might ▁come ▁back ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁boy ▁again ▁som ed ay . ▁ ▁B ono ' s ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁girl ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁partly ▁based ▁on ▁Cher ' s ▁early ▁life ▁( and ▁indeed ▁Cher ▁would ▁revis it ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁out cast ▁in ▁her ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁hits ▁" G y ps ys , ▁Tr amps ▁& ▁Th ieves " ▁and ▁" H alf - Bre ed "). ▁ ▁The ▁recording ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁R CA ' s ▁Hollywood ▁Studios . ▁ ▁B ono ▁and ▁the ▁act ' s ▁man agers ▁had ▁to ▁borrow ▁and ▁raise ▁mon ies ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁session , ▁with ▁the ▁amount ▁various ly ▁described ▁as ▁between ▁$ 1 3 5 ▁and ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁h ock ing ▁of ▁a ▁type writer ▁and ▁other ▁office ▁equipment ▁involved . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Cher , ▁Leon ▁Russell , ▁Bar ney ▁K essel , ▁and ▁Don ▁Rand i ▁( of ▁what ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁W reck ing ▁C