[Intro, softly spoken] Oh, is that for me? You really don’t have to. Well. If you insist. [Verse 1] Your jacket’s hanging off my chair I say it’s cold, you leave it there I slip my fingers through the sleeves And ask you when you have to leave You check the time, I check your face Let one cuff fall across your plate “Another drink?” You hesitate I move your glass a little closer [Pre-Chorus] You offer me a ride I ask which way you’re going My street’s the other side Somehow, you say you know it [Chorus] If you insist, I could stay a little If you insist, you could miss your train I’d hate to be so much trouble But you say my name that way If you insist, leave your jacket with me Something to collect next time I could let you come and get it If you insist, I wouldn’t mind [Post-Chorus, delicate layered vocals] Only if you want to Only if you please Funny how your jacket Looks so good on me [Verse 2] Next Friday, you arrive at eight I’ve put your jacket by the gate You take it with a quiet thanks I hadn’t planned for that, of course I mention rain, you check the sky Say it should hold until you drive My hand stays resting on the latch You wait for me to ask you back [Pre-Chorus] “You could just say you want me” You leave it sitting there I smooth a wrinkle from your collar Find another one to spare [Chorus] If you insist, I could stay a little If you insist, you could miss your train I’d hate to be so much trouble But you say my name that way If you insist, leave your jacket with me Something to collect next time I could let you come and get it If you insist, I wouldn’t mind [Bridge, stripped back, intimate] I know how to make an entrance How to leave a door ajar How to keep you in a doorway With your keys out in the dark You ask, “What do you want?” I almost say, “Your guess” Then I catch you turning toward me And there goes my cleverness [Brief instrumental break] [Final Chorus, clear and direct] I insist, stay a little I insist, I want you here There’s a place beside me at the table And I’m asking, is that clear? I insist, take your jacket off You can get it when you leave I would like to see you Sunday Would you like to stay with me? [Post-Chorus, warm layered harmonies] Only if you want to I would like that, yes You can ask me one more time I’ll give you nothing less [Outro, softly spoken] Leave it on the chair. I wasn’t cold. I wanted you to stay.
