3rd Place | “Don’t Ask Me To Stay”

WRITTEN BY SARA LEWIS
PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY
WWW.SONICBIDS.COM/SARALEWIS

You know about flying to the moon,
Drinkin’ coffee at midnight,
and sleepin’ next to me until noon
And I may hold you hand,
but it’s not what you think
What I have to say may make your heart sink

If you try to rescue me I’ll probably run away
And I’ll say I’m a bird that doesn’t do cages
And if you whisper love poems into my ear
I’ll probably laugh, but say you’re a dear
My soul is free
And if you wanna keep me company
That’s alright, that’s alright, that’s OK
But don’t ask me to stay

I’ve been through a lot of heartache
I’ve handled a lot of pain
But I don’t need someone to hold me
And try to explain

That there’s more to unions than the final break
That there’s a kind of love that’s in between real and fake
But if you try to rescue me I’ll probably run away
And say I’m a bird that doesn’t do cages
And I know some people that hold hands for ages
And read love poems for pages and pages
But my soul is free

And if you wanna keep me company
That’s alright, that’s alright, that’s OK
But don’t ask me to stay
No, don’t ask me to stay
I said don’t ask me to stay