I been sittin' here staring   At the clock on the wall   And I been layin here praying   Praying she won't call   It's just another call from home   And you'll get it and be gone   And I'll be crying   And I'll be beggin you baby   Beg you not to leave   But I'll be left here waiting   With my heart on my sleeve   Oh for the next time we'll be here   Seems like a million years   And I think I'm dying      What do I have to do to make you see   She can't love you like me      Why dont you stay   Im down on my knees   Im so tired of being lonely   Don't I give you what you need   When she calls you to go   There is one thing you should know   We dont have to live this way   Baby why dont you stay         You keep telling me baby   There will come a time   When you will leave her arms   And forever be in mine   But I don't think that's the truth   And I don't like being used   And I'm tired of waiting   It's too much pain to have to bare   To love a man you have to share      Why dont you stay   Im down on my knees   Im so tired of being lonely   Don't I give you what you need   When she calls you to go   There is one thing you should know   We dont have to live this way   Baby why dont you stay      I can't take it any longer   But my will is getting stronger   And I think I know just what I have to do   I can't waste another minute   After all that I've put in it   I've given you my best   Why does she get the best of you   So the next time you find   You wanna leave her bed for mine      Why dont you stay   Im up off my knees   Im so tired of being lonely   You cant give me what I need   When she begs you not to go   There is one thing you should know   I dont have to live this way   Baby why dont you stay