Stay for a While [Verse 1] I almost told you, “I’m alright.” I almost let you leave. I thought I had to hide the hurt To be good company. You didn’t try to tell me why Or ask what I’d been through. You pulled a chair beside my own. I made some room for you. [Pre-Chorus] I’ve been holding back the tears To spare you what to say. But I don’t need a perfect word. I need someone to stay. [Chorus] There’s no right thing to say. I just need you to stay. You don’t have to find the words That take the hurt away. Let me cry or let me smile. Let me fall apart with you. You don’t have to know the way To help me make it through. There’s no right thing to say. I just need you to stay. Stay for a while. [Verse 2] Ask me how they used to laugh, The things they used to do. There’s someone that I love in all The stories left to you. I want to tell you how they lived, Not only why I cry. There’s more of them for me to share Than how we said goodbye. [Pre-Chorus] And if a memory makes me laugh, Don’t let it hide the ache. I haven’t loved them any less. I needed that escape. [Chorus] There’s no right thing to say. I just need you to stay. You don’t have to find the words That take the hurt away. Let me cry or let me smile. Let me fall apart with you. You don’t have to know the way To help me make it through. There’s no right thing to say. I just need you to stay. Stay for a while. [Bridge] I feared that if I let you in, You’d feel you had to mend A hurt that I could never promise You would see the end. So I kept saying, “I’m alright,” And grieving on my own. I couldn’t bear to lose someone For feeling so alone. [Final Chorus] There’s no right thing to say. I just need you to stay. You don’t have to find the words That take the hurt away. Let me cry or let me smile. Let me fall apart with you. You don’t have to know the way To help me make it through. There’s no right thing to say. I just need you to stay. Stay for a while. [Outro] I might tell you twice. You might see me smile. I’ll still miss them when you leave. But please stay for a while.
