Stay Here

You come in early, already checking the time

Like closeness fits a schedule tonight

You call it balance, you call it fair

But my heart feels empty when you’re halfway out of here

Your jacket’s still on, your keys nearby

Like part of you is ready to say goodbye

I open my heart slowly, step by step

While you’re counting minutes left

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I don’t need forever tonight

But I need more than borrowed time

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Stay here, don’t love me halfway

Don’t hold me close and fade away

If you’re here, then be here now

Not one foot in, one foot out

Stay here, don’t rush the night

Don’t turn connection into time

I don’t want moments that disappear

I want something real while you’re here

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You say you leave so we don’t fight

But silence cuts me every time

When things feel awkward, you step away

I stay and talk, you choose escape

You ask if you should go when I look down

Instead of asking what I need right now

I don’t want distance wrapped as care

I want you present, standing there

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You say I ask for too much detail

But love shouldn’t feel this fragile

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Stay here, don’t love me halfway

Don’t touch my heart and walk away

If you’re here, then be here now

Not counting minutes, not planning out

Stay here, without watching time

Without an exit in your mind

I don’t want moments that disappear

I want something real while you’re here

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I’m not asking you to stay forever tonight

I’m asking you not to measure the light

Don’t make closeness something we schedule

Don’t make my heart feel optional

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Stay here, stay slow

Don’t rush what we don’t yet know

Stay here, stay real

I won’t beg for what I feel

Stay here, no plans to run

Don’t leave before we’ve begun

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Stay here, don’t love me halfway

If you’re going to hold me, then stay

I don’t want moments that disappear

I want something real while you’re here

If staying feels heavy, say it straight

But don’t make love something you time or escape

I’m not asking for forever tonight

Just stay here

And don’t plan your goodbye