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Artist: Rachel Platten
Canonical path: /rachel-platten/you-don-t-have-to-go
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You Don't Have To Go
Read You Don't Have To Go lyrics by Rachel Platten on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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You Don't Have To Go
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I try to take it slow
But this guy just moves me so
If his hands move anymore
I think that I might lose control
I'm shaking through these clothes
He's breathing like he knows
That my heart's a little unsure
But my body still wants more
And I'm hoping, praying, something will rescue me
Before I give up the rest of me
Can I? Am I? Thinking this
You don't have to go
Stay the night and we'll take it slow
We don't have to know how far we're going
If you want to stay
Well, we could go all the way
We can just forget it in the morning
And the other day
I might not be an easy lay
And you can't call it luck
I bet sometimes a girl just needs a friend
And I'm hoping, praying, something will rescue me
Before I give up the rest of me
Can I? Am I? Thinking this
You don't have to go
Stay the night and we'll take it slow
We don't have to know how far we're going
If you want to stay
Well, we could go all the way
We can just forget it in the morning
And you keep coming closer
But if I push you, it's over
But if we're careful
It's never gonna feel the same
You keep coming closer
I pull you in closer
Just cause you're older, closer
You don't have to go
Stay the night and we'll take it slow
We don't have to know how far we're going
If you want to stay
Well, we could go all the way
We can just forget it in the morning
You don't have to go
Stay the night and we'll take it slow
We don't have to know how far we're going
If you want to stay
Well, we could go all the way
We can just forget it in the morning
You don't have to go
Stay the night and we'll take it slow
We don't have to know how far we're going
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