Stay a Little While, Child

Put your lovin' arms

Around me, boy

And hold me like I was

A cuddly toy

Let me feel that warmth

Of your embrace

Don't let go

Mm

It's just a waste of time

So why pretend?

When I think you know

We're more than friends

Must we let our future

Roll on ice

Well, shake the dice

Mm-oh

Why don't you

(Stay a little while, child)

Stay?

(Stay a little while, child)

Mm, why don't you

(Stay a little while, child)

Stay? e-yes

(Stay a little while, child)

Mm, why don't you?

Oh

If I just want to stay friends

Will that bring us closer

To the end?

Do we need to escalate

The situation?

Or should I let it go?

No, I don't wanna let it go

And there could be no sadder

(Ooh)

Sight to see

(Come on y'all)

And if we were to miss this

Opportunity

So send me up a signal

And I'll catch the line

If there's no time

You know it's up to you

So why don't you

(Stay a little while, child)

Ay, you know I got to go

(Stay a little while, child)

Oh, you know it's all up to you

(Stay a little while, child)

Stay

(Stay a little while, child)

Oh, whoa, yeah

There's no need

To act surprised

'Cause there's no room

For selfish pride

So let's push love to the limit

And right to the edge

I've only one request of ya

Stay for a while

Oh

Come on

(Don't leave, don-don't leave)

Aye-aye-aye-aye

(Don't leave, don-don't leave)

Whoa

(Don't leave, don-don't leave)

(Don't leave, don-don't leave)

(Don't leave, don-don't leave)

(Don-don-don-don-don-don leave)

(Don-don't leave, don-don-don't leave)

(Don-don-don-don-don-don leave)

Why don't you

(Stay a little while, child)

Stay?

(Stay a little while, child)

You don't want and need no crying

(Stay a little while, child)

You won't find no better love than mine

(Stay a little while, child)

Mhm, never gonna stay a while

(Stay a little while, child, stay with me)

Never gonna be a child

(Stay a little while, child, stay with me)

I'm never gonna stay a while

(Stay a little while, child, stay with me)

Never gonna be a child

(Stay a little while, child, stay with me)

(Stay a little while, child)