Sugarland – Stay Lyrics

Sugarland · Enjoy the Ride

Country

I've been sittin' here stairin' at the clock on the wall
And I've been layin' here prayin', prayin' she won't call
It's just another call from home, and you'll get it and be gone, and I'll be cryin'

And I'll be beggin' you baby, beg you not to leave
But I'll be left here waitin' with my heart on my sleeve
Oh, for the next time we'll be here seems like a million years, and I think I'm dyin'

What do I have to do to make you see
She can't love you like me?

Why don't you stay?
I'm down on my knees
I'm so tired of bein' lonely
Don't I give you what you need?
When she calls you to go
There is one thing you should know
We don't have to live this way
Baby, why don't you stay, yeah?

You keep tellin' me, "Baby, there will come a time"
"When you will leave her arms and forever be in mine"
But I don't think that's the truth
And I don't like bein' used, and I'm tired of waitin'

It's too much pain to have to bare
To love a man you have to share

Why don't you stay?
I'm down on my knees
I'm so tired of bein' lonely
Don't I give you what you need?
When she calls you to go
There is one thing you should know
We don't have to live this way
Baby, why don't you stay?

I can't take it any longer, but my will is gettin' stronger
And I think I know just what I have to do
I can't waste another minute
After all that I've put in it
I've given you my best
Why does she get the best of you
So next time you find you wanna leave her bed for mine

Why don't you stay?
I'm up off my knees
I'm so tired of bein' lonely
You can't give me what I need
When she begs you not to go
There is one thing you should know
I don't have to live this way
Baby, why don't you stay, yeah?
Ho-ho ho, ho-hoo-ho, ho

Comments (15)

Anonymous 2008-11-11 20:46:00

I have lived this song and can relate to every word from please don't leave to just stay. this song helped me get the strength to say JUST STAY
Anonymous 2008-11-24 18:41:00

this song touched me cuz i think its bout some one losin some they really love and i have lost someone i loved cuz of another
Anonymous 2009-03-29 01:47:00

i think that this os one of the best songs ever. i have been with a man for 8 years that has also been with another woman while we have been together. he tells me that he is going to leave her so that we can be together but it hasnt happened yet. i wish that he would make a decision one way or another. so this song really hits home for me. and im sure it does for a lot of other women too.
Anonymous 2009-03-31 17:16:00

I am living this song right now, and it is about to kill me. I have not found the strenghth to ask BJ to STAY. I have listened to this song so many times and been on the verge of doing it so many times, but the minute he walks in the room, I fear the consequences and chicken out. I just don&#039t know if I could live without him, if he chose to stay with her and not me. I have loved this man for over 20 years and I just don&#039t want to lose him again!This is a wonderfully written and expressed song that is so true to my life. Thanks SUGARLAND!
Anonymous 2009-06-14 04:33:00

this sng i cantotaly relAte to kus ive felt tha same exact way n i no how it feels to b lyk tat...bt i luv tis sng lyk soo much right now...
Anonymous 2009-06-30 16:28:00

I absolutely love this song.I was the girl on the side and of course he didn't leave his wife.But now im the wife and my husband is cheating on me.I want him to be committeed to me and the kids but will he though?I don;t know if i could ever tell him to stay with her because i am tired of it.
Anonymous 2009-09-04 12:59:00

Why does life have to have "cheaters" in it !! Why can't people respect one another? Why can't they be "truthful" and tell their "partner" that they want to be with someone else?? No, they take the "loser" way out and play with both??? I'm so sick of people not respecting one another...
Anonymous 2009-09-18 16:20:00

I am living this song right now. It started off, he was leaving her cause she cheated. Now I am the other woman. I am the one down on my knees. He is really confussed, at least that is what he says. I love this man like I have never loved someone ever. He is a great person. I know that one day he will decide, her or me...part of me wishes for that day right now while the other part is wanting it to be forever away. I want to be the one he picks. I also know that I can't live like this forever, he will have to choose. Unless I tell him to stay. I don't know that that will ever happen, not right now. I do love this song. I am so glad that I found it. Utah
Anonymous 2010-01-31 01:27:00

this song rings tru to so many! And to think we all probably think we r in it alone. I have said STAY as of yesturday and uts killing me but ya know i continue to think "I AM MAKING IT RIGHT" being the other woman is not fair to anyone especially the wife/husband. Who am I to hurt someone who never did ne wrong? I miss him already...more than words can explain and love him even more...do I call him back to talk about it moreor just stick with it? I DONT KNOW
Anonymous 2010-02-05 14:54:00

I can totally agree with this song. Im sure weve all been in this situation one time or another. I kno i am there right now w/my exx. who i still love so much to this day. He states that he's confused an dunno what to do while im being him to stay....
Anonymous 2010-02-08 13:46:00

i played this for my husband to show him how much i really loved him and never wanted him to leave and such and he cried when he heard it
Anonymous 2010-02-22 15:05:00

I'm living this song right now. It's hard to stay strong and be true to yourself sometimes, but that's the only way live your life. There is 2 sides to every story. Being the other woman can be just as heart breaking as being cheated on. I have been both and I don't know which leaves a worse scar on your heart. One day I'll be ok but for now I'll listen to it on repeat and cry.
Anonymous 2010-08-13 01:14:00

three years ago my lifelong friend played this song for me when i was torn between who i wanted to be in a relationship with. I had been seeing a guy that didn't want to commit to me after 9mo of dating. When i reincountered this friend he made it clear that he had strong feelings for me as I did him, that had followed him for years. One night after work he couldn't take the mixed feelings and signals i had been giving anymore and that is when he used this song. It cut through me like a knife and made me realize he was right and what i was doing was not fair to anyone. Now three years later i thank god everyday he played it for me. we are happily married with a 6mo old baby girl:)
Joan Culbertson 2011-07-01 01:12:00

:-/
Joan Culbertson 2011-07-01 01:16:00

the words say so so much.