Lagu "Stay ('81)", dinyanyikan oleh sang ikon pop Madonna, merupakan sebuah himbauan yang emosional dari seorang kekasih yang putus asa. Lirik lagu ini mengekspresikan harapan, penyangkalan, dan rasa takut akan kehilangan, saat sang penyanyi mengonfrontasi kepulangan seorang kekasih yang telah pergi. Dibuka dengan pertanyaan retoris yang mencekam, lagu ini membangun suasana kerinduan dan ketidakpastian, karena penyanyi mempertanyakan niat kekasihnya dan memohon mereka untuk tetap tinggal.
Stay ('81) Lyrics
Madonna
[Verse:]
Am I just dreaming or did you walk through my door?
Do you still feel the same way that you did before?
Did you come to bring me sorrow?
Like all those wasted days
Let's not think about tomorrow
You can stay
Am I just dreaming or did you say you have to go?
If you can't stay forever, I don't wanna know
There's no need to talk about it
The way things used to be
I'm not living here without you
[Chorus:]
Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
[repeat]
No, no, can't let go
No, no, can't let go
No, no, can't let go
Am I just dreaming?
[verse]
You could stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
[repeat]
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
[repeat and fade]
Am I just dreaming or did you walk through my door?
Do you still feel the same way that you did before?
Did you come to bring me sorrow?
Like all those wasted days
Let's not think about tomorrow
You can stay
Am I just dreaming or did you say you have to go?
If you can't stay forever, I don't wanna know
There's no need to talk about it
The way things used to be
I'm not living here without you
[Chorus:]
Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
[repeat]
No, no, can't let go
No, no, can't let go
No, no, can't let go
Am I just dreaming?
[verse]
You could stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
Won't you stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay darlin'
[repeat]
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
You could stay, stay, stay darlin'
[repeat and fade]