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All You Had to Do Was Stay Lyrics

by Taylor SwiftAlbum: 1989·2014

All You Had to Do Was Stay Lyrics

People Like You Always Want Back
The Love They Gave Away
And People Like Me Wanna Believe You
When You Say You’ve Changed
The More I Think About It Now
The Less I Know
All I Know Is That
You Drove Us Off The Road

Stay
Hey, All You Had To Do Was Stay
Had Me In The Palm Of Your Hand
Then Why’d You Have To Go And Lock Me
Out When I Let You In?

Hey, Now You Say You Want It Back
Now That It’s Just Too Late
Well, It Could’ve Been Easy
All You Had To Do Was (stay)

All You Had To Do Was (stay)
All You Had To Do Was (stay)
All You Had To Do Was (stay)
All You Had To Do Was Stay

Here You Are Now, Calling Me Up
But I Don’t Know What To Say
I’ve Been Picking Up The Pieces
Of The Mess You Made
People Like You Always Want Back
The Love They Pushed Aside
But People Like Me Are Gone Forever
When You Say Goodbye

Hey, All You Had To Do Was Stay
Had Me In The Palm Of Your Hand
Then Why’d You Have To Go And Lock Me
Out When I Let You In?

Hey, Now You Say You Want It Back
Now That It’s Just Too Late
Well, It Could’ve Been Easy
All You Had To Do Was (stay)

All You Had To Do Was (stay)
All You Had To Do Was (stay)
All You Had To Do Was
(stay, Stay, Stay, Stay, Stay)

Let Me Remind You
This Was What You Wanted
(oh, Oh, Oh-oh-oh)
You Ended It
You Were All I Wanted
(oh, Oh, Oh-oh-oh)
But Not Like This
Not Like This
Not Like This
Oh, All You Had To Do Was

Hey, All You Had To Do Was Stay
Had Me In The Palm Of Your Hand
Then Why’d You Have To Go And Lock Me
Out When I Let You In?

Hey, Now You Say You Want It Back
Now That It’s Just Too Late
Well, It Could’ve Been Easy
All You Had To Do Was (stay)

Hey, All You Had To Do Was Stay
Had Me In The Palm Of Your Hand
Then Why’d You Have To Go And Lock Me
Out When I Let You In?

Hey, Now You Say You Want It Back
Now That It’s Just Too Late
Well, It Could’ve Been Easy
(all You Had To Do Was Stay)
All You Had To Do Was (stay)

All You Had To Do Was (stay) Oh
All You Had To Do Was (stay)
All You Had To Do Was (stay) Ooh
All You Had To Do Was (stay)

Song details & credits

SongAll You Had to Do Was Stay
SingerTaylor Swift
Album1989
LabelTaylor Swift Music
LyricistMax Martin, Taylor Swift
MusicMax Martin, Taylor Swift
Year2014
LanguageEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Which album is "All You Had to Do Was Stay" from and when was it released?
“All You Had to Do Was Stay” is from the album 1989, released in 2014.
Who wrote the lyrics of "All You Had to Do Was Stay" song?
The lyrics of “All You Had to Do Was Stay” were written by Max Martin, Taylor Swift.
Who is the singer of "All You Had to Do Was Stay" song?
“All You Had to Do Was Stay” is sung by Taylor Swift.