Stated his case and backed away so slowly Said, you don't own me, I'll call to get my things 8 years old and like a weed still growing I stood there frozen and listened to her say Chorus: Stay, stay, stay, stay She gave me a simple ultimatum: If you have reasons state them now or take them to your grave In my mind, I could list them all verbatim But I couldn't say them, instead, I heard that same refrain Chorus: Stay, stay, stay, stay (repeat) I'm so tired of running around in place Waiting for the day when someone will say: Stay! Chorus Repeat 2X Notes: an ironic narrative where the singer waits to hear words that she has seen and heard others wait to hear their whole lives