Stay Stay Stay
Taylor Swift · Red [2012]
I'm pretty sure we almost broke up last night
I threw my phone across the room at you
I was expecting some dramatic turn away but you stayed
This morning I said we should talk about it
Cause I read you should never leave a fight unresolved
That's when you came in wearing a football helmet
And said okay let's talk
And I said...
Stay stay stay i've been loving you for quite some time time time
You think that it's funny when i'm mad mad mad
But I think that it's best if we both stay
Before you I only dated self indulgent takes who took
all of their problems out on me
But you carrying my groceries and now i'm always laughing
And I love you because you have given me no choice but to
Stay stay stay i've been loving you for quite some time time time
You think that it's funny when i'm mad mad mad
But I think that it's best if we both stay stay stay stay
You took the time to memorize me my feels my hopes and dreams
I just like hanging out with you all the time
All those times that you didn't leave it's been occuring
to me i'd like to hang out with you for my whole life
Stay and i'll be loving you for quite some time
No one else is gonna love me when I get mad mad mad
So I think that it's best if we both stay stay stay stay
Stay stay stay i've been loving you for quite some time time time
You think that it's funny when i'm mad mad mad
But I think that it's best if we both stay stay stay stay
Stay stay stay i've been loving you for quite some time time time
You think that it's funny when i'm mad mad mad
But I think that it's best if we both stay
I threw my phone across the room at you
I was expecting some dramatic turn away but you stayed
This morning I said we should talk about it
Cause I read you should never leave a fight unresolved
That's when you came in wearing a football helmet
And said okay let's talk
And I said...
Stay stay stay i've been loving you for quite some time time time
You think that it's funny when i'm mad mad mad
But I think that it's best if we both stay
Before you I only dated self indulgent takes who took
all of their problems out on me
But you carrying my groceries and now i'm always laughing
And I love you because you have given me no choice but to
Stay stay stay i've been loving you for quite some time time time
You think that it's funny when i'm mad mad mad
But I think that it's best if we both stay stay stay stay
You took the time to memorize me my feels my hopes and dreams
I just like hanging out with you all the time
All those times that you didn't leave it's been occuring
to me i'd like to hang out with you for my whole life
Stay and i'll be loving you for quite some time
No one else is gonna love me when I get mad mad mad
So I think that it's best if we both stay stay stay stay
Stay stay stay i've been loving you for quite some time time time
You think that it's funny when i'm mad mad mad
But I think that it's best if we both stay stay stay stay
Stay stay stay i've been loving you for quite some time time time
You think that it's funny when i'm mad mad mad
But I think that it's best if we both stay
Stay Stay Stay
Released in 2012 on the album Red, "Stay Stay Stay" is a mid-tempo pop track that exemplifies Taylor Swift's evolution during her country-pop transition. The song features a driving rhythm and acoustic instrumentation, reflecting the emotional complexity and narrative depth characteristic of her work in this era. It serves as a bridge between her earlier country roots and the polished pop sound she would fully embrace on her subsequent albums. The recording captures a specific moment in her discography where she began exploring themes of lingering affection and the difficulty of moving on, delivered with her signature vocal clarity and storytelling prowess.