Lyric discussion by mack-daddy 

Cover art for If You Want Me to Stay lyrics by Sly and the Family Stone

This song is about a man being a real man. He's giving her the choice to run the streets for fun, or stay with him and build something real. It takes a real man to know when He's being used or taken for granted, and a strong man to do something about it! So he's leaving for a while to let her know that he knows he's being played and he won't tolerate it. And he's hoping that when he returns she's got it together and knows what she wants. But no matter what she decides and does while he's gone... Either way he'll be okay with what she decides.. ("ill be good"). That's what a real man does! ????????

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