Listen to If You Want Me to Stay by Sly & The Family Stone

If You Want Me to Stay

Sly & The Family Stone

R&B/Soul

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (Audio)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Freddie Stone

Guitar

Andy Newmark

Drums

Rosie Stone

Keyboards

Rusty Allen

Bass

Jerry Martini

Saxophone

Cynthia Robinson

Cynthia Robinson

Trumpet

Sly Stone

Vocals

Little Sister

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sylvester Stewart

Sylvester Stewart

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Sly Stone

Producer

Bill Scruggs

Engineer

Bob Gratts

Engineer

Chris Hinshaw

Engineer

Don Puluse

Engineer

Freddie Stone

Co-Producer

George Engfer

Engineer

Hamp "Bubba" Banks

Hamp "Bubba" Banks

Co-Producer

James Green

Engineer

Mike Fusaro

Engineer

Richard Tilles

Engineer

Roy Segal

Engineer

Tom Flye

Engineer

Willie Greer

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If you want me to stay

I'll be around today

To be available for you to see

But I'm about to go

And then you'll know

For me to stay here, I got to be me

[Verse 2]

You'll never be in doubt

That's what it's all about

You can't take me for granted and smile

Count the days I'm gone

Forget reachin' me by phone

Because I promise I'll be gone for a while

[Chorus]

And when you see me again

I hope that you have been

The kind of person

That you really are now

[Verse 3]

Got to get in straight

How could I ever be late

When you're my woman taking up my time?

[Verse 4]

Whoa, oh, how could you ever allow?

I guess I wonder how

How I could get out of pocket for fun, how, how?

When you know that you're never number two

Number one's gonna be number one

[Refrain]

I'll be good, I wish I could

Get this message over to you now

[Chorus]

Ahh, yeah

When you see me again

I hope that you have been

The kind of person you really are now

[Refrain]

I'll be so good, oh

I wish I could

Get the message over to you now

Written by: Sylvester Stewart