[Verse 1] Remember that summer when we missed the train? You blamed the timetable, I blamed the rain. We laughed on the platform for an hour or two, And somehow getting nowhere led me straight to you. [Pre-Chorus] We were young, we were foolish, we didn't care, You stole my jacket and left your ribbon there. [Chorus] Stay for a while, my dear, stay close to me, Like old records spinning sweetly off-key. We'll laugh at the years and the things we once knew, And I'll still save the last little dance for you. [Verse 2] There was a little café at the end of the street, Two cups of coffee and something too sweet. You drew little hearts on the edge of my page, I pretended not to notice, though I was twice your age. [Pre-Chorus] The jukebox was broken, but we sang along, You knew every word, and I got half of them wrong. [Chorus] Stay for a while, my dear, stay close to me, Like old records spinning sweetly off-key. We'll laugh at the years and the things we once knew, And I'll still save the last little dance for you. [Bridge] Oh, those Sunday evenings, dressed up too fine, You'd fix your hair and I'd straighten my tie. We'd walk three blocks just to walk back again, Young enough to call it romance, old enough to know when. [Breakdown] And if you still remember that little street, The crooked old doorway and summer heat, Come take my hand like you did back then— I'll fall for you all over again. [Final Chorus] Stay for a while, my dear, stay close to me, Like two old friends with a young man's dream. The years may have wandered, but one thing is true, Every old road still seems to lead me to you. [Outro] So stay for a while, my dear, don't hurry away, There's still one more record I'd like us to play. And if the moon catches us dancing at two, I'll blame the old music... And probably you.
