Please Stay

from Mike & Eileen Chapter One by Mike Roy

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Dec. 7, 2004

Cleaned my face and hands but still feel dirty
Tried to write it down, it got too wordy

Cause you are not with me
I made you run away
Baby can’t you see
your presence makes my day
makes my day

Tried to shake it off
it clung on to me
I can’t think of words to say
I’m sorry

Ten thousand times ten thousand times
I’m sorry babe
and I would understand if you still walk away
away,

please stay.

Nothing I could do girl
to deserve you
Even though I promised
I still hurt you

A hundred flaming arrows couldn’t
cause this pain

Soon as you pull through, I knock you down again

your eyes are clearing up I start throwing sand

soon as you’re cleaned up I push you down again

and poke you in the eye and claim an accident

I push you down in mud until you cannot stand

baby I can see just why you wouldn’t

Oh Lordy be my witness, I’m a broken man…

but please stay.

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from Mike & Eileen Chapter One, released September 2, 2011

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Mike Roy Raleigh

Born outside of DC, raised in MD, college in Baltimore, made a record there, moved to TN, wrote a record there, moved back to MD recorded 2nd record, went on tour, met future wife in NC, moved to RI for two weeks, went back to DC to meet up with future wife, moved to NC, married wife, had 3 kids, finished 4th solo album called Mike & Eileen Chapter One. ... more

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