Stay

[Intro] Shit coulda been so different, I tell you Shit coulda been so different, I tell you [Verse 1] What if I've never went Highbury fields? And didn't meet Jade (Jade) Shannon and Jasmin didn't meet space (Space) Staring out the window with a deep gaze (Gaze) Hide and protect your man these days (Days) Oh Lord What if I never went EC1 and didn't meet Josh? (Josh) And I never asked what he's on (On) Coulda been a friendship we lost, like (Lost) What if I never met Isaac? (Isaac) That shit needed a moment of silence You should now close your eyelids (Eyelids) Reflect on time that we spent Then look around with your iris See the weather adapt to your climate Create a world that only you vibe with Decide your fate to say that you've tried it This is time, we should all read between the lines Edge is here, and now the scene's quiet Still thinking like What if my mother never raised me? (Raised me) And I was in foster care Like all the kids that came to our house to stay (Stay) Shit Shoulda never got close to them Because when they leave, it's like my heart goes to them Coulda been blood-related Sometimes in life, you don't see shit changing Real talk (Real talk) [Chorus] You can try and fight Tell me where your running to Don't ever try deny it I've been tryin' to figure it out Let me be your lion We cross paths with those meant to be in our lives So, please don't ever leave me Please, don't ever leave me Please, don't ever leave me Don't ever leave me, no Please, don't ever leave me, no Please, don't ever leave me [Verse 2] What if Eddie never posted X-Y-Z (Zed) You wouldn't of been working Now we in a place where it's hard to get to (Get to) Everything happens for a reason It's never been clear, more than now (Now) I'm tryin' to connect dots, show me how (How) Text the Universe to hold me down (Down) Get familiar, better know these sounds (Sounds) Looking to find the free sea (Free sea) Sitting aside, a big roof full of love You visualize to see me (See me) Trying to provide for my family, right The same mentality up in these streets (These streets) What if Tilla never smoked weed? (Smoked weed) What if Chucks weren't a shine to me? I would never dance together when we was 14 Shit coulda been so different now, I tell you (I tell you) Shit coulda been so different now, I tell you (I tell you) What if our plans had fell through? (Fell through) Down the road that might lead to greatness, I go (I go) How on Earth can I leave the space if I'm home? (I'm home) Space [Chorus] You can try and fight it Tell me where your running to Don't ever try deny it I've been tryin' to figure it out Let me be your lion We cross paths with those meant to be in our lives So, please don't ever leave me Please, don't ever leave me Please, don't ever leave me Don't ever leave me, no Please, don't ever leave me, no Please, don't ever leave me Please, don't ever leave me Don't ever leave me, leave me Don't ever leave me, leave me Don't ever leave me, no No, don't you ever leave me Don't ever leave me, no, no