Little Simz – Stay lyrics

[Intro]
Shit coulda been so different, i'll tell you
Shit coulda been so different, i'll tell you

[Verse 1]
What if i've never went Highbury fields
And didn't meet Jade
Siannon and Jasmin didn't meet space
Staring out the window with a deep gaze
Hide and protect your man these days
Oh lord
What if i never went EC1 and didn't meet Josh
And I never asked what he's on
Coulda been a friendship we lost, like...
What if I never met Isaac??
That shit need a moment of silence
You should now close your eyelids
Reflect the time that we spent
Then look around with your Iris
See the weather adapt to your climate
Create a world that only you vibe with
Decide your fate to say you have tried it
This is time, we should all read between the lines
Edge is here, now the scenes quiet
Still thinking like
If my mother never raised me
And I was in foster care
Like all the kids that came to our house to stay
Shit
Shoulda never got close to them
Because when they leave its like my heart goes to them
Coulda been blood related
Sometimes in life, you don't see shit changing
Real talk

[Hook]
You can try and fight
Tell me where your running to
Don't ever try deny it
I've been tryin' to figure out
Will you be enlightened?
We paths with those meant to be in our lives
So please don't ever leave me
Please, don't ever leave me
Please, don't ever leave me
Don't ever leave me, no
Please, don't ever leave me
Please, don't ever leave me

[Verse 2]
What if, aiming at a post labelled, X,Y,Z
You wouldn't of been working
Now we in a place where it's hard to get to
Everything happens for a reason
It's never been clear, more than now
I'm tryin' to connect dots, show me how
Text the Universe to hold me down
Get familiar, better know these sounds
Looking to find free sea
Sitting aside, a big roof full of love
You visualise to see me
Trying to provide for my family, right
The same mentality up in these streets
What if Telana never smoked weed?
What if Chuck's weren't achant to me
I would never dance together when we was 13
Shit coulda been so different now, ill tell you
Shit coulda been so different now, ill tell you
What if our plans had fell thru?
Down the road that might lead to greatness, I go
How the hell can leave the space when I'm home man

[Hook]