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Artist: The Brightwings
Canonical path: /the-brightwings/i-want-you-to-stay
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I Want You To Stay
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I Want You To Stay
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Sometimes i wonder where you are
sitting alone in your father's car
breaking the law
waiting for the sun to come back up
'cause baby i never broke your heart
i tried real hard but you were much too smart
taking your time
waiting for your man to fall in love
and i want, and i want you
i want you to stay
and i'll try, and i'll try to
i'll try to explain
cuz i want, yeah i want you
i want you to stay for a while
i tried to write a song for you
the beautiful girl with a bad tattoo
shaking her ass
dancing to the beat inside her head
cuz you were the best when the times got hard
you slept on the roof just to see the stars
you were the one
waiting for the california sun
(chorus)
and i know it ain't easy
but i try, not to try
not to let you fade away
oh, stay
i want you to stay
(chorus)
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