Sly and the Family Stone
If You Want Me To Stay
[Verse 1]
If you want me to stay
I'll be around today
To be available for you to see
But I am about to go
And then you'll know
For me to stay here, I got to be me
[Verse 2]
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 reachin' me by phone
Because I promise I'll be gone for a while
[Verse 3]
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?
[Verse 4]
Whoa, oh, how could you ever allow
I guess I wonder how
How could you get out of pocket for fun, how, how?
When you know that you're never number two
Number one's gonna be number one
[Verse 5]
Ohh, ow, oohh
I'll be good, I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
[Verse 6]
When you see me again
I hope that you have been
The kind of person you really are now
I'll be so good
Oh, I wish I could
Get the message over to you now
[Outro]
Oh, yessir
I'm good, man