Original Jackson Browne version
| Jackson Browne: | People stay just a little bit longer |
| We wanna play just a little bit longer | |
| Now the promoter don't mind | |
| And the union don't mind | |
| If we take a little time and we leave it all behind | |
| Sing one more song | |
| Rosemary Butler: | Oh won't you stay just a little bit longer |
| Please, please, please, say you will | |
| Browne and Butler: | Say you will |
| David Lindley: | Oh won't you stay just a little bit longer |
| Oh, please, please stay just a little bit more | |
| Jackson Browne: | Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah |
| Now the promoter don't mind | |
| And the roadies don't mind | |
| If we take a little time and we leave this all behind | |
| Sing one more song | |
| Jackson Browne (spoken): | And thank you all again |
STAY is a 1960 song by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs version. See the original Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs version for more details. Jackson Browne released a cover on his 1977 album Running On Empty. Browne's version features revised lyrics and was recorded live on 27 Aug 1977 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. David Lindley and Rosemary Butler trade lead vocals with Browne on the song. The above lyrics are for the original Jackson Browne version of STAY as released in 1977.
Bruce Springsteen performed STAY live on very few occasions between 1979 and 1989, always off-tour and always with a Jackson Browne. See Springsteen's live 21 Sep 1979 version for more details.
List of available versions of STAY on this website:
STAY [Live 21 Sep 1979 version]