[Intro]
Hey...
Don't grab your coat yet.
They haven't played
the good one.
[Verse 1]
You came in saying
you wouldn't stay long,
just one drink,
then you'd be gone.
Now your shoes are by the chair
and you're singing every word
to a song
you said you'd never heard.
I caught you smiling
when you thought I looked away.
You caught me doing
exactly the same.
We keep pretending
there's nothing going on,
but neither one of us
has checked the time in hours.
[Pre-Chorus]
So don't say goodbye
while the band is still playing.
Don't make tomorrow
a problem for tonight.
Come a little closer.
You've been standing there
like you don't already know
what's on my mind.
[Chorus]
STAY FOR THE LAST SONG.
DON'T LEAVE ME HERE TOO SOON.
WE GOT THE WHOLE NIGHT
AND I GOT NOTHING BETTER
THAN DANCING WITH YOU.
STAY FOR THE LAST SONG.
LET THE ROOM KEEP SPINNING ROUND.
IF YOU'RE GONNA BREAK MY HEART TOMORROW...
BABY, TONIGHT
DON'T PUT ME DOWN.
Stay.
Just a little longer.
Stay.
Till they turn the music off.
[Verse 2]
You say I'm trouble.
I say:
“That's dramatic.”
You laugh:
“See?
That's exactly what I mean.”
I offer you my hand.
You roll your eyes.
Then take it.
That's basically
our entire relationship.
You're terrible
at acting unimpressed.
I'm terrible
at giving you space.
So we move through the room
like nobody else is there,
while both pretending
this is perfectly casual.
You lean in.
Say:
“Don't get confident.”
Too late.
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't say goodbye
while your hand's still in mine.
Don't make this complicated
before it has to be.
You can call it a mistake tomorrow.
Tonight...
just make the mistake with me.
[Chorus]
STAY FOR THE LAST SONG.
DON'T LEAVE ME HERE TOO SOON.
WE GOT THE WHOLE NIGHT
AND I GOT NOTHING BETTER
THAN DANCING WITH YOU.
STAY FOR THE LAST SONG.
LET THE ROOM KEEP SPINNING ROUND.
IF YOU'RE GONNA BREAK MY HEART TOMORROW...
BABY, TONIGHT
DON'T PUT ME DOWN.
Stay.
Just a little longer.
Stay.
Till they turn the music off.
[Verse 3]
The place starts emptying.
Chairs go on the tables.
Somebody's sweeping
around our feet.
You say:
“We should probably go.”
But you don't move.
Neither do I.
That's a conversation
without any words at all.
Outside, the street is quiet.
Inside, one speaker's still playing.
You look at me
like you're deciding something.
I don't ask.
For once
I know when to keep my mouth shut.
You smile.
Then say:
“One more.”
Best two words
I've heard all night.
[Bridge]
[Rhodes and bass]
One more song.
One more dance.
One more reason
not to call this chance.
[Brass entering softly]
One more laugh.
One more lie:
“I really should go.”
Yeah...
so should I.
[Drums build]
But look at us.
[Final Chorus]
STAY FOR THE LAST SONG.
THEY CAN CLOSE THE WHOLE PLACE DOWN.
WE'LL KEEP DANCING
LIKE THE MUSIC'S STILL AROUND.
STAY FOR THE LAST SONG.
I DON'T NEED FOREVER NOW.
IF TOMORROW CHANGES EVERYTHING...
TONIGHT
LET'S NOT FIGURE IT OUT.
Stay.
Just a little longer.
Stay.
I like you right here.
Stay.
Till the morning finds us.
And if it does...
we'll deal with that then.
[Outro]
They turned the music off.
You stayed anyway.
I knew you liked me.
