I Can't Stay
Dave Hollister

Chorus:
Girl I gotta go
I can't stay
You said thing would change
But girl, things are still the same
Girl I gotta go
I can't stay
We stayed together, puttin' a front on
I'd rather be on my own

Verse 1:
When we first met, things were fine
We went out to dine
We strolled the beach holding hands
Sharing quality time
What happened between then and now?
The love we shared
We lost somehow
My friends try to tell me
That we're moving too fast
But how could I know
the feelings would pass
I wouldn't last
I know I shoulda left a long time ago
But I stayed to see
Hopin' and prayin' you still love me

Chorus

Verse 2:
I took you in
Treated your children as mine
Then we laid and made love
And you had my son
What a precious time
I did all that I could to get through to you
To let you know, girl, it's you I was livin' for
But you let your mind play games on you
Whenever I'm not around
Ya think that I don't know
That you're passin' time with the guy next door
I gave you all that I had
You didn't love me one ounce
So like a basketball
I gotta bounce

Chorus

Bridge:
Listen
Baby can you tell me
Where I went wrong
All I ever wanted baby, baby, babe
Was a happy home
I can call my own
I can't take no more
So I'm tellin' you bye-bye-bye-bye-bye-bye-bye-bye

Chorus (twice)