I've been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall And I've been laying here praying, praying he won't call It's just another call from home And you won't get it and be gone And I'll be crying And I'll be begging you baby, begging not to leave But I'll be left here waiting with my heart up my sleeve Oh for the next time we'll be here Seems like a million years and I think I'm dying What do I have to do to make you see He can't love you like me Why don't you stay I'm down on my knees I'm so tired of being lonely Don't I give you what you need When he calls you to go There is one thing you should know We don't have to live this way Baby why don't you stay You keep telling me baby there'll come a time When you will leave his arms and forever be in mine But I don't think that's the truth And I don't like being used And I'm tired of waiting It's too much pain to have to bear To love a girl you have to share Why don't you stay I'm down on my knees I'm so tired of being lonely Don't I give you what you need When he calls you to go There is one thing you should know We don't have to live this way Baby why don't you stay I can't take it any longer But my will is getting stronger And I think I know just what I have to do I can't waste another minute After all that I've put in I've given you my best Why does he get the best of you So next time you fight You wanna leave his best for mine Why don't you stay I'm up off my knees I'm so tired of being lonely You can't give me what I need When he begs you not to go There is one thing you should know I don't have to live this way Baby why don't you stay Baby why don't you stay