Stay a Little Longer

Intro

shh... ahh (mm)

soft vinyl hum, low and slow

hmm, la-la, la-la (oo)

Verse

Lamp light folds onto my notebook

coffee cools, I trace your name in the margin

tiny commas, little pauses like breath

penskate on paper, slow and certain

Pre-chorus

There’s a quiet I can lean into (lean)

like a sweater pulled around my shoulders

I count the minutes like small prayers

and everything I lost feels softer now

Chorus

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer (stay)

stay a little longer, stay a little longer (stay)

Tell me something simple, tell me something true

stay a little longer, stay a little longer (oh)

Verse

Street sound under the window — distant, kind

type rhythms that make my hand remember

your laugh tucked behind the letters

I fold it into margins, keep it warm

Pre-chorus

I find you in the way the room breathes slow (slow)

in the small tilt of my chipped mug

there’s weight in the quiet that feels like keeping

so I keep on writing, keep on waiting

Chorus

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer (stay)

stay a little longer, stay a little longer (stay)

Lean your head on this soft, analog hum

stay a little longer, stay a little longer (ah)

Verse

Pages stack like soft invitations

lines between us knitting into meaning

I don’t need an answer, just the warmth of company

and the low, steady comfort of your name

Bridge

Close your eyes, let the room slow down (shh)

count the small bright things: a pen, a song, a light

breathe in the safe, breathe out the might-have-been

hold me in the simple, hold me in tonight

Chorus

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer (stay)

stay a little longer, stay a little longer (stay)

Hum with me until the pages blur and glow

stay a little longer, stay a little longer (mm)

Chorus

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer (stay)

stay a little longer, stay a little longer (stay)

Whisper nothing, say nothing, just be near

stay a little longer, stay a little longer (oh)