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Reason That You Stay Lyrics by James McNair

The Family Name

2023

[Verse 1]
You’ve always had that wild in your heart
And those stars in your eyes
So this old town wasn’t holding down
No gypsy gemini
I know you got a thing for my kiss
And my callused hands
But I can’t steal another minute
From your hourglass full of sand
[Chorus]
If you wanna paint the desert red
From Phoenix to Sedona
Or lay some top down, tie a tread
By the Carolina ocean
Get them dreams a going girl before they fade away
I’d rather be the reason that you go
Than the reason that you stay
[Verse 2]
You can flip the pages of this book
To four or five years from now
I’ll still be working this job
Driving this old Ford around
You know what you’re gonna get with me
And how the story’s gonna go
So I’d rather be the glad you did
Not the wish you woulda down the road
[Chorus]
If you wanna see how the Rockies fly
From Denver to Montana
Or try a little spice of life
Way down in Louisiana
Get them dreams to going girl
Before they fade away
I’d rather be the reason that you go
Than the reason that you stay
[Bridge]
You know that you can’t stay
I’m gonna miss you something crazy
But the world’s waiting on you baby, yeah
[Chorus]
If you wanna paint the desert red
From Phoenix to Sedona
Or lay some top down, tie a tread
By the Carolina ocean
Get them dreams a going girl before they fade away
I’d rather be the reason that you go
Than the reason that you stay
Don’t let me be
Don’t let me be
Don’t let me be the reason that you stay
Don’t let me be
Don’t let me be
Don’t let me be the reason that you stay
Don’t let me be
Don’t let me be
Don’t let me be the reason that you stay
Don’t let me be
Don’t let me be
Don’t let me be the reason that you stay
Credits
James McNair

James McNair

About “Reason That You Stay” by James McNair

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"Reason That You Stay" is credited to James McNair. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Reason That You Stay" appears on "The Family Name" in 2023.

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