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If You Want Me to Stay
COVER SONG
Performances
Released On
Freaky Styley
August 16, 1985
Studio Album
Appears On
What Hits!?
September 29, 1992 · Compilation
Under the Covers
March 31, 1998 · Compilation
Songwriter
Sly & the Family Stone
Recorded On
April 8 - May 1985
United Sound Studios · Detroit, MI
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 to reaching 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

And 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
Performances
Partial Performances
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JAN 28

2007
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, FL, United States
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FEB 06

1996
CoreStates Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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