[Whiny, emotional lead with smooth New Jack Swing phrasing, bending notes and light runs. Four-part male backgrounds answer each line with silky “oohs,” “yeahs,” and call-and-response, swelling big on the chorus.] Chorus [Lead: full chest, whiny emotional runs. Backgrounds: New Jack call & response, stacked harmonies, “stay”, “back”, “you” held long] Girl, stay where you are (stay right there… hold that note) I’m makin’ my way back to you (back to you… oooh, yeah) Girl, stay where you are (don’t you move… don’t move…) Ain’t nothin’ in this world I’d rather do (no, no, no…) Make my way, make my way back to you (back to you… to you… to you…) Verse 1 [Lead: smooth, slightly gritty, emotional build. Backgrounds: soft “oohs” and “yeahs” swelling at line ends] Late nights, long roads, tryna find my way, (yeah…) Thought the world had somethin’ more to say, (ooh…) Every dream I chased, every door I tried, (tried, tried…) Left me with a heart I couldn’t satisfy, (no…) I was searchin’ for a feeling I already had, (already had…) In unfamiliar arms, in a life too fast, (too fast, too fast…) Every sign was pointin’ me back to you, (back to you…) But I had to get lost just to know what’s true… (know what’s true, yeah…) Chorus [Lead: full chest, whiny emotional runs. Backgrounds: New Jack call & response, stacked harmonies, “stay”, “back”, “you” held long] Girl, stay where you are (stay right there… hold that note) I’m makin’ my way back to you (back to you… oooh, yeah) Girl, stay where you are (don’t you move… don’t move…) Ain’t nothin’ in this world I’d rather do (no, no, no…) Make my way, make my way back to you (back to you… to you… to you…) Verse 2 [Lead: more vulnerable, almost confessing. Backgrounds: whispery pads, light harmony echoes on last words] Now I see it wasn’t love I was runnin’ from, (runnin’ from…) It was fear of givin’ you all I have, (all I have…) Every city, every face, every temporary love, (temporary…) Couldn’t fill the empty space in my hands, (in my hands…) I was chasin’ every thrill, every moment and everyone, (everyone…) Tryna numb what my heart already had, (already…) Every wrong turn only showed me the truth, (showed me…) And every road I take leads me back to you. (back to you… yeah…) [Sax Solo, Band Explodes Into Full Groove, Lead Whines] Wooo! Oooo baby, back to you my love. (Whines Stay Where You Are) Chorus (Lead: full chest, whiny emotional runs. Backgrounds: New Jack call & response, stacked harmonies, “stay”, “back”, “you” held long) Girl, stay where you are (stay right there… hold that note) I’m makin’ my way back to you (back to you… oooh, yeah) Girl, stay where you are (don’t you move… don’t move…) Ain’t nothin’ in this world I’d rather do (no, no, no…) Make my way, make my way back to you (back to you… to you… to you…). [Lead Whines, Song goes into Fade…]

Stay Where You Are…