[Verse 1] I watched my father sit quiet at dusk said, "Time don't ask it just takes from us" Your hand on the table Bore all the pain I learned too late the shape of your name [Pre-Chorus] And the hours lean like tired trees We hold so tight what we can't keep [Chorus] Stay here with me while the world slips by Stay here with me while the old days dry We'll laugh, we'll cry before we're too old Stay here with me don't let this go [Verse 2] There's a box in the hall full of unsent cards proof we loved hard and we loved in parts I don't fear the dark or the leaving road I fear waking up with a room of ghosts [Pre-Chorus] So kiss me slow on a borrowed night Let the good things live in the firelight [Chorus] Stay here with me while the world slips by Stay here with me while the old days dry We'll laugh, we'll cry before we're too old Stay here with me don't let this go [Bridge] When my hair turns white and my steps get thin I don't want your face to be a maybe then I want your voice in the old house air I want to know we were really there [Chorus] Stay here with me while the world slips by Stay here with me while the old days dry We'll laugh, we'll cry before we're too old Stay here with me don't let this go [Outro] Hold my hand let the years roll on If life is brief then love stays long
