He Stays lyrics - Country

by brenda
(california)

He Stays lyrics

(1st Verse)

He watched the clock all through the night, like he'd done the last three nights before

Saw the dimming of the headlights, heard her quietly unlock the door

Amid the storm that followed, their son woke up crying in his bed

He rocked his boy back to sleep, gently laid him down & kissed his head

Then he turned to her and said


(Chorus)

You can go if you don't love me anymore

You can leave if I'm not worth comin' home for

You can go

But he stays


(2nd Verse)

She turned around and walked away, head in her hands tryin' to fight the tears

Started cryin' about their yesterdays, and how she hadn't felt that way for the past year

She said 'I didn't know how to tell you, my love has died and I wanna be free

I'm so sorry I failed you, but I'm still his Mom, and he belongs with me'

He said 'Can't you see?'


(Chorus)

You can go if you don't love me anymore

You can leave if we're not worth fightin' for

You can go

But he stays


(Bridge)

This is not an ultimatum, it's just a matter of fact

When you betrayed us, you betrayed him, too

Really, there's no denyin' that

It's not his fault, it's not my fault

That you wanna leave

Girl, I'll be damned if I'll let you take my son from me


(Chorus)

So, you can go

Oh, you don't love me anymore

You can leave

Walk back out that door

Please believe, I won't stand in your way

You can go, you can go, you can go

But he stays

He stays