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Artist: Lisa Loeb
Track: Stay

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You say I only hear what I want to
You say I talk so all the time so.

And I thought what I felt was simple,
And I thought that I don't belong,
And now that I am leaving,
Now I know that I did something wrong 'cause I missed you.
Yeah, I missed you.

And you say I only hear what I want to:
I don't listen hard,
I don't pay attention to the distance that you're running
Or to anyone, anywhere,
I don't understand if you really care,
I'm only hearing negative: no, no, no (bad)

And so I, I turned the radio on, I turned the radio up
And this woman was singin' my song:
The lover's in love and the other's run away,
The lover is cryin' 'cause the other won't stay.

Some of us hover when we weep for the other who was
Dying since the day they were born.
Well, this is not that:
I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown.

And I thought I'd live forever, but now I'm not so sure.

You try to tell me that I'm clever,
But that won't take my anyhow, or anywhere with you.

You said that I was naive,
And I thought that I was strong.
I thought, "hey, I can leave, I can leave."
Oh but now I know that I was wrong, 'cause I missed you.

You said, "I caught you 'cause I want you and one day I'll let you go."
You try to give away a keeper, or keep me 'cause you know you're just so scared to lose.
And you say, "Stay."

You say I only hear what I want to.
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Lisa Loeb release “Stay (I Missed You) [Acoustic]”?
Lisa Loeb released “Stay (I Missed You) [Acoustic]” on January 22, 2007.
Q:Who produced “Stay (I Missed You) [Acoustic]” by Lisa Loeb?
“Stay (I Missed You) [Acoustic]” by Lisa Loeb was produced by Juan Patiño.
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Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories released “Stay (I Missed You)” on May 17, 1994.
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“Stay” by Jules LeBlanc was written by Lisa Loeb.
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