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Artist: Carrie (The Musical)
Canonical path: /carrie-the-musical/stay-here-instead
Related lyric paths: 6
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Stay Here Instead
Read Stay Here Instead lyrics by Carrie (The Musical) on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Stay Here Instead
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Margaret:
Stay here instead
Just tell me what you'd like to do
We'll talk and we'll laugh
And I'll sing to you
And I promise we won't fight
Don't leave tonight
Carrie: Momma, I'm late.
Margaret: The boy doesn't care
Not at all
Carrie: He'll be here at eight.
Margaret:
He'll build you up only to watch you fall
Carrie!
You don't know these people
They're not you're friends
Carrie!
They're only waiting to tear you in two
Carrie: What if they like me?
Margaret:
Just like you're father
They'll leave when they're through
Carrie. They might like me. they'll like me.
Margaret:
You're such a fool
You're such a fool
Aren't you aware how people deceive?
They'll take you and break you
And then they will leave you
Carrie, carrie
Carrie,
You are the love I was betrayed for
My pride and my shame
Carrie
Carrie, we're one and the same
Carrie
Carrie: Momma, I love you
Margaret: Carrie…
Carrie: Momma, I need you
Margaret: Don't go.
Tommy: (offstage)
Carrie!
Margaret: Don't go.
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