STAY
Lisa Loeb
Lisa Loeb
(Girl1, Boy2)
Girl1: You say I only hear what I want to
Girl1: You say I talk so all the time so.
Girl1: And I thought what I felt was simple,
Girl1: And I thought that I don't belong,
Girl1: And now that I am leaving,
Girl1: Now I know that I did something wrong 'cause I missed you.
Girl1: Yeah, I missed you.
Girl1: And you say I only hear what I want to:
Girl1: I don't listen hard,
Girl1: I don't pay attention to the distance that you're running
Or to anyone, anywhere,
Boy2: I don't understand if you really care,
Boy2: I'm only hearing negative: no, no, no (bad)
Boy2: And so I, I turned the radio on, I turned the radio up
Boy2:
Boy2:
Boy2:
Narrator: Some of us hover when we weep for the other who was
Narrator:
Girl1: Well, this is not that:
Girl1: I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown.
Girl1: And I thought I'd live forever, but now I'm not so sure.
Girl1: You try to tell me that I'm clever,
Girl1: But that won't take my anyhow, or anywhere with you.
Girl1: You said that I was naive,
Girl1: And I thought that I was strong.
Girl1: I thought, "hey, I can leave, I can leave."
Girl1: Oh but now I know that I was wrong, 'cause I missed you.
Boy2: You said, "I caught you 'cause I want you and one day I'll let you go."
Girl1: You try to give away a keeper
Boy2: Or keep me 'cause you know you're just so scared to lose.
Boy2: Or keep me 'cause you know you're just so scared to lose.
Boy2: And you say, "Stay."
Girl1: You say I only hear what I want to.