Stay
Sugarland Lyrics

I've been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall
I've been sitting here waiting for you, watching time go by and wondering if you'll come.

And I've been laying here praying, praying she won't call
I've been hoping and praying that she won't come between us and that you'll stay with me.

It's just another call from home
It's just another excuse to leave and go back to her.

And you'll get it and be gone
You'll answer the call and leave me once again.

And I'll be crying
I'll be crying because I don't want you to leave me.

And I'll be begging you, baby
I'll be pleading with you to stay with me and not go back to her.

Beg you not to leave
Asking you not to leave me for her.

But I'll be left here waiting
I'll be left alone waiting for you to return.

With my heart on my sleeve
With my emotions and feelings exposed and vulnerable.

Oh, for the next time we'll be here
The next time we see each other seems so far away and uncertain.

Seems like a million years
The wait feels like forever, it's unbearable.

And I think I'm dying
The pain of being without you is too much to bear, and I feel like I'm dying inside without you.

What do I have to do to make you see
What do I have to do to make you realize that she can't love you the way I can?

She can't love you like me?
She can't love you the way that I do, and I need you to see that.

Why don't you stay
Why can't you stay with me and choose me over her?

I'm down on my knees
I'm begging and pleading with you to stay with me.

I'm so tired of being lonely
I'm tired of being alone and waiting for you, and I need you to stay with me.

Don't I give you what you need?
Don't I give you the love and affection that you need?

When she calls you to go
When she asks you to leave me and go back to her.

There is one thing you should know
You need to know that we don't have to live like this.

We don't have to live this way
We don't have to keep going through this pain and heartache.

Baby, why don't you stay?
Please stay with me and don't go back to her.

You keep telling me, baby
You keep promising me that you'll leave her and be with me.

There will come a time
There will come a time when you'll finally choose me over her.

When you will leave her arms
When you'll finally let go of her and be with me.

And forever be in mine
And be with me for eternity.

But I don't think that's the truth
I don't think that you'll ever truly leave her for me.

And I don't like being used
I don't like feeling like I'm being played and used by you.

And I'm tired of waiting
I'm exhausted from waiting for you to finally choose me.

It's too much pain to have to bear
The pain of being without you is too much for me to handle.

To love a man you have to share
It's hard to love a man who is already taken and stringing you along with someone else.

I can't take it any longer
I'm at my breaking point, and I can't take this anymore.

But my will is getting stronger
Despite my pain and heartache, I'm still finding the strength to move on without you.

And I think I know just what I have to do
I've come to the realization of what I need to do to be happy and move on from you.

I can't waste another minute
I can't spend another moment waiting for you or hoping that you'll choose me.

After all that I've put in it
After all the love and effort that I've given you.

I've given you my best
I gave you everything I had to offer.

Why does she get the best of you?
Why does another woman get the best of you when I love you so much?

So next time you find you wanna leave her bed for mine
The next time you think about leaving her and coming to me, think carefully about your decision.

I'm up off my knees
I'm done begging and pleading with you to stay with me.

You can't give me what I need
You can't offer me what I truly need, which is your undivided love and commitment.

When she begs you not to go
When she pleads with you to stay with her and not leave.

There is one thing you should know
Know that I don't have to wait for you any longer.

I don't have to live this way
I don't have to keep suffering through this pain and heartache.

Baby, why don't you stay? Yeah
Please stay with me and choose me over her once and for all.