Reason That You Stay

You’ve always had that wild in your heart

And those stars in your eyes

So this old town wasn’t holding down

No gypsy gemini

I know you got a thing for my kiss

And my callused hands

But I can’t steal another minute

From your hourglass full of sand

If you wanna paint the desert red

From Phoenix to Sedona

Or lay some top down, tie a tread

By the Carolina ocean

Get them dreams a going girl before they fade away

I’d rather be the reason that you go

Than the reason that you stay

You can flip the pages of this book

To four or five years from now

I’ll still be working this job

Driving this old Ford around

You know what you’re gonna get with me

And how the story’s gonna go

So I’d rather be the glad you did

Not the wish you woulda down the road

If you wanna see how the Rockies fly

From Denver to Montana

Or try a little spice of life

Way down in Louisiana

Get them dreams to going girl

Before they fade away

I’d rather be the reason that you go

Than the reason that you stay

You know that you can’t stay

I’m gonna miss you something crazy

But the world’s waiting on you baby, yeah

If you wanna paint the desert red

From Phoenix to Sedona

Or lay some top down, tie a tread

By the Carolina ocean

Get them dreams a going girl before they fade away

I’d rather be the reason that you go

Than the reason that you stay

Don’t let me be

Don’t let me be

Don’t let me be the reason that you stay

Don’t let me be

Don’t let me be

Don’t let me be the reason that you stay

Don’t let me be

Don’t let me be

Don’t let me be the reason that you stay

Don’t let me be

Don’t let me be

Don’t let me be the reason that you stay