Took a lil seat at the petty bar
Told 'er move out my way boy
Told 'er move out my way
Told 'er move out my way
Took a lil seat at the petty bar
Told 'er move out my way boy
Told 'er move out my way
Told 'er move out my way
Cause I'm here to stay
Ain't goin nowhere
I ain't goin nowhere no
Better move out my way
Ain't goin nowhere
I ain't goin nowhere no
Bet she thought I was gonna give up but I'm
But I'm not no
I'm not going
I ain't going nowhere no
I ain't going nowhere no
Oohhh uuh
I'm always there when you need me
She wasn't there from the jump (jump)
I'm always there when you call
She never gonna pick up (pick up)
She thought I would make it easy
I'm not even gonna front (front)
Had me stuck in my decision
Naw baby that's why I took
Took a lil seat at the petty bar
Told 'er move out my way boy
Told 'er move out my way
Told 'er move out my way
Took a lil seat at the petty bar
Told 'er move out my way boy
Told 'er move out my way
Told 'er move out my way
Cause I'm here to stay
Ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere no
Better move out my way
Ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere no
See I don't know what your here for
He doesn't want you anymore
He never got over this here
Do yourself a favor disappear
Don't need ya here
Just like a meatball she greasy
Ain't got that quality nook (nook)
Listen here baby believe me
She fuck around and get took (fuck that bitch)
She only wanted your paper
She had them eyes on your books (books)
Luckily I'm here to save ya
Yea baby that's why I took
Took a lil seat at the petty bar
Told 'er move out my way boy
Told 'er move out my way
Told 'er move out my way
Took a lil seat at the petty bar
Told 'er move out my way boy
Told 'er move out my way
Told 'er move out my way
Cause I'm here to stay
Ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere no
Better move out my way
Ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere no
Took a lil seat at the petty bar
Told 'er move out my way boy
Told 'er move out my way
Told 'er move out my way
Took a lil seat at the petty bar
Told 'er move out my way boy
Told 'er move out my way
Told 'er move out my way
Cause I'm here to stay
Ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere no
Better move out my way
Ain't going nowhere
I ain't going nowhere no


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Here To Stay Lyrics as written by Sasha Phillips

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    Amazing song. Brings back memories of it on Top of the Pops back in 1997.

    I think this song is about going back to a previous relationship when things were good and the first verse is the girl talking to the guy.

    telekon15on January 13, 2007   Link

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