If you want me to stay I'll be around today
To be available for you to see
I'm about to go there then you'll know
For me to stay here I've got to be me
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
'Cause I promise I'll be gone for a while
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
Oh how could I ever allow
I guess I wonder how
I could get out a pocket for fun
When you know that you're never number two
Number one's gonna be number one
I'll be good I wish I could get this message over to you now
When you see me again I hope that you have been
The kind of person that you really are now
I'll be so good I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
Get this message over to you now
I'll be so good I wish I could
To be available for you to see
I'm about to go there then you'll know
For me to stay here I've got to be me
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
'Cause I promise I'll be gone for a while
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
Oh how could I ever allow
I guess I wonder how
I could get out a pocket for fun
When you know that you're never number two
Number one's gonna be number one
I'll be good I wish I could get this message over to you now
When you see me again I hope that you have been
The kind of person that you really are now
I'll be so good I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
Get this message over to you now
I'll be so good I wish I could
Lyrics submitted by PrismPuck, edited by Mellow_Harsher
If You Want Me To Stay Lyrics as written by Sylvester Stewart
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I like the way this song is sorta slow but fast. Bass line keeps on going and stuff like the guitar and the trumpet a really chilled give the song a nice relaxing feel. Takes me back to the 70's well makes me think about the seventies I wasnt born till the 90's.
I think it is Flea playing trumpet on this youknow record bass then played trumpet over. I doubt they would have got anyone else into to play when they have such a great musician to use.