Red Hot Chili Peppers — If You Want Me To Stay

[Verse 1] If you want me to stay, I'll be around today To be available for you to see I'm about to go there then you'll know For me to stay here, I've got to be me 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 'Cause 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 2] You got to get it straight, how could I ever be late When you're my woman taking up my time Oh how could I ever allow, I guess I wonder how I could get out a pocket for fun, oh oh When you know that you're never number two Number one is gonna be number one, oh, oh oh oh [Pre-Chorus] (Oh, I'll be good) Oh, I'll be good (I wish I could) I wish I could Get this message over to you now [Instrumental Break with Vocalizations] [Chorus] And when you see me again, I hope that you have been The kind of person that you really are now [Post-Chorus] I'll be so good, I wish I could Get this message over to you now [Instrumental Break with Vocalizations] [Outro] Get this message over to you now I'll be so good, I wish I could [Instrumental Outro with Vocalizations]