You Can Stay If You Want To (Song) Poem by JAMES T. ADAIR

You can look if you want to
everybodys stops and stares
You can smile if you want to
smiles help to ease the pain

You can laugh if you want to
everybody always laughs
You can cry if you want to
tears keep falling from my eyes

You can sing if you want to
just sing me love songs or lullabys
You can run if you want to
everybody runs away

(chorus)
But you can stay if you want to
I'd only hope for you to stay
But if you get to close
You might find I only push you away
It's just that everytime I let someone near
My heart always hurts the same way
always hurts the same way

You can joke if you want to
seems that the jokes on me
You can lean if you want to
Everybody leans on me

You can try if you want to
I always wait and see
You can kiss if you want to
If you think you can feel me

You can dream if you want to
Dreams are there for free
You can make love if you want to
I'm waiting for someone to love me

(chorus)
You can stay if you want to
I'd only hope for you to stay
But if you get to close
You might find I only push you away
It's just that everytime I let someone near
My heart always hurts the same way
always hurts the same way

You can stay if you want to
Love always hurts the same way