what if i stay

what if i stay
when you say go
when hands in anger up you throw
when something in you thinks you know
exactly what my heart will show
"her love for me just isn't so", although
when you say go
what if i stay

what if i stay
when you say leave
when angry hands roll up your sleeves
when what you say to me feels mean
and your pain makes you want to scream
meet me somewhere in between?
when you say go
what if i stay

what if i stay
what if i never run away

what if i run to you instead
hear all the words you left unsaid
and not the ones you have misread
rest my tired aching head
on beating breast atop our bed
with tenderness, lightly tread
when you say go

what if i stay
when you say go
instead, my arms around you throw
"my love for you is real, you know"
and that is what my actions show
feel what you need to feel, although
when you say go
i think i'll stay