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If You Want Me to Stay (Sly and the Family Stone cover) Lyrics
If you want me to stay I'll be around today
To be available for you to see
I'm about to go there then you'll know
For me to stay here I've got to be me
You'll never be in doubt that's what it's all about
You can't take me for granted and smile
Count the days I'm gone
Forget reachin' me by phone
'Cause I promise I'll be gone for a while
And when you see me again I hope that you have been
The kind of person that you really are now
You got to get it straight
How could I ever be late
When you're my woman taking up my time
Oh how could I ever allow
I guess I wonder how
I could get out a pocket for fun
When you know that you're never number two
Number one's gonna be number one
I'll be good I wish I could get this message over to you now
When you see me again I hope that you have been
The kind of person that you really are now
I'll be so good I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
Get this message over to you now
I'll be so good I wish I could
To be available for you to see
I'm about to go there then you'll know
For me to stay here I've got to be me
You can't take me for granted and smile
Count the days I'm gone
Forget reachin' me by phone
'Cause I promise I'll be gone for a while
The kind of person that you really are now
You got to get it straight
How could I ever be late
When you're my woman taking up my time
I guess I wonder how
I could get out a pocket for fun
When you know that you're never number two
Number one's gonna be number one
The kind of person that you really are now
I'll be so good I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
I'll be so good I wish I could
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i absolutely love the way anthony sings this. hes jus so funky and fabulous.
This song is about a strange proof of love that the protagonist in this story considers doing.
He is in a dilemma. His loved one doubts his love. So how does he show her that he really loves her? He thinks he has to leave her to convince her of his love when he returns: "You'll never be in doubt that's what it's all about". This line tells us that he just wants to eliminate her doubt. He wants to make her see that she will always be his number one.
And even though he loves her dearly, he is willing to take the risk and leave her for a while (this is what makes it a proof of love). He really wants her to get the message. But if he will be succeeding? We just don't know how it all turns out.
This definitely a great song. I think it is about a guy who feels that he's not appreciated. He is leaving his woman for a while
yeah its a great song, but anthony didn't write it.
yeah, pot's right. I think it was done originally by Sly and the Family Stone, or maybe it was some other funk band from the 70's
yeah, sly it was. good song to relax with
did i mentoin i love this song? i cant stop listening to it...anthonys voice is awesome!
I think its about a guy leaving his number one girlfriend and going to see his other girl for a while til number one really gets the message that shes the one. Oh and sly and the family stone did this but the chili peppers always have a way of making a song their own.
awesome song, awesome trumpet, awesomw bassline and awesome lyrics. i think this song is about a man who leaves his girl giving her the advice that he'll be probably be back to her. i didn't know that anthony didn't write it!
they did a great job on this song..it's such a great cover this song is nice..makes me happy