J. Cole - Stay (2009) Lyrics

I had you but you can’t have me , I never stay .....

Listen this on my way to basic training and listening on my way to first deployment 💪🏾

Woke Up humming this, and couldn’t remember nothing but Stayyyyyyyy😂🔥

You can drop a “Wet Floor” sign down for the tears
God and my court date, the two things I fear
Man, they tryna give a nigga years
I’m tryna figure if I should even appear
Or should I skate town, catch a Greyhound
Change my name right, catch a plane flight
Out the country, let them ma’fuckas hunt me
Come and catch me if you want me
Know they’ll lock me if I stay
But where I’mma run to
I got a good girl, we got a son too
And all we went through, we ain’t see eye-to-eye
But what you told me way back, you was a ride-or-die
So if they give me one, or if they give me two
Or if a nigga gotta sit down and do a few
Before I go, baby, I gotta know, what would you do?
Would you find someone new or would you stay?
Like the hoes when they lay with me?
Puppy eyes when I go, sayin’ “stay with me”
Aw, girl, you bad as hell and yet I’d love to
But see I got a girl I’m really makin’ love to
Therefore I’m feelin’ a lot more guilty when I rub you
That’s why I skip all of that kissin’ when I fuck you
Flush the condom down the toilet then I skate
I had you, but you can’t have me, I never stay

[Hook]
Stay

[Verse 2]
Ha! Life in a hometown, ‘fore I could take a step
I’m gettin’ grown now
And startin’ to notice that I see the same hoes around
Guess they had to go ‘round, my raps is profound
I got the flows, but yet a nigga ain’t got no sound
Copped a beat machine, I’m cookin’ up my own now
Got my mind on the city where it goes down
See, if I’mma get to where I’m goin’ then I can’t stay
Although I love it here
I’ll be damned if I sit around another year
Dreamin’ dreams, hopin’ somehow that they just appear
The hardest part of leavin’ is to know my mother here
Oh, but I’m comin’ back – oh boy, believe that
Let’s show the little niggas, boy, you can achieve that
Got the city on my shoulders, piggy back
Hello, my name is Cole and I’m here to stay

[Hook]

I hope your life is going well 👍

In my playlist but I came here to listen with y’all 🙏🏼💯

"You can drop a “Wet Floor” sign down for the tears
God and my court date, the two things I fear
Man, they tryna give a nigga years
I’m tryna figure if I should even appear
Or should I skate town, catch a Greyhound
Change my name right, catch a plane flight
Out the country, let them ma’fuckas hunt me
Come and catch me if you want me
Know they’ll lock me if I stay
But where I’mma run to.."
As a man currently facing felony criminal charges, this verse moved me. He spoke my feelings in a prospective of a rhyme, like a movie. A true story teller, I could visualize mentally what them images be like man... but it must be the weed haha, but man.. I'm staying strong ya know? Life goes on no matter what. I'm awaiting trial next month and if I come back, I will comment again. Keep yaw heads up...

Thumbs up

Flush the condom down the toilet then i scape 💯
My own pops taught me that when i heard cole say that i knew it was real man shit

When J cole dies everyone will come back and play this song and like this comment

Bro come on lol chill don’t put that in the air

Phora brought me here

I’m glad J.Cole stayed

One of the most underrated jcole songs

Felt this no cap

Whose here in 2022?

“I had you but you can’t have me I never stay”

I know so many people with this attitude and mindset because they’re afraid of commitment, or they were never taught how . I honestly hurt for them. They’ll never know what it feels to truly give themselves to somebody. This was me for a very long time.

I can relate to every song J Cole has made.

Who else here in 2019?😴🥰

wish youtube had a repeat button

Why Spotify doesn’t have half of J cole Discography?????????? WHY WHY WHY

Saull_rd Almanzar you can add it to your Spotify library

On a computer, download the YouTube MP3 files, put them all in one folder. Go to Spotify settings and select local files to play from. Then put them in a playlist and download under WiFi with ya phone. Should work

Max Sturm ima try this, you’re goated if it works

listened to song when my grandma passed...all i could hear was "stay"...

Dam just heard this song on 8/6/2019 I must say it hits the soul J Cole is a 🐐

Imma play this the day that Cole retires

the hardest part of leaving is to know my mother here...

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The Listening while reading comments squad

............... "Hello my name is Cole and am here to stay"

😎💯💯

God and my court date the 2 things i fear ...truth

😔😓😪😪😪

#ColeWorld

God and my court date the two things fear 💯

God and my court date the two things I fear

I just wanted you to....STAY😔💔💯

J cole verses= Nas
J cole hooks/chorus= pac

I REMEMBER WHEN THIS TAPE CAME OUT..
ITS CRAZYS KNOWING ALL THE WORDS AS A KID AND SHIT ENDING UP BEING REAL LIFE.....
THATS TIMELESS MUSIC...

If you've been locked up or have a brother doing time man this jam always hits home.. 😔

I miss this kind of music jcole use to put out

When I originally dowloaded Truly Yours this song had (2009) along with the title. I wonder if that’s because he wrote it in that year, just a thought. It sounds like that type of time in his life given the content, though obviously it’s more of a story than a personal account.

Chills..

Cole hits so hard on every track

This song put tears in my eyes everytime it’s like he talking about me

Groovy😏

what a fuckin classic, brings me back to high school..

Takes me back to senior high school 2013

Check out my remake on my profile! Lmk what you think #CantStay

Classic

Sunday vibes🍃

Squidward really snapped on the clarinet

classic

Dawg hahahahaha u stupid..I'm dead

LMFAOOO

BIG Facts ! 💯

ong it was lisa going off....

GOD and my court date, the 2 things I fear #facts

Yes J Cole Stay

Who still listening in 2018 ??

I love how you think J.cole

Damm when I listened to this I was down and out so yah ... 2018 I'm still here s/o to jcole

This beat off of phora’s old album

Liked nas version but coles story telling was just better

Listen to Big Krit king pt 3

still love this song to this day beautiful

its crazy cuz i really relate to this song

Realest ever. Still bumping in 2018

Hate on cole all you want if you don’t respect this. U a fake love hater.

First minute hits hard man. Going through the same

I need this instrumental so bad

By far one of my favorite songs!!!

No i.d. Killing the instrumental once again, Cole is such a genius lyricist and a prophet of thought and knowledge🙌🏽

N3textHer/Nedeska

2018 and i'm here again almost daily

Kristian MakesMusic type shit

Nigga i' m in 2019 and I still on this shit daily

This was the first song I ever remember hearing from Cole thanks to a friend back in junior year of high school

I hear tupac

2018 and this song is still fire.

Can someone help me with the original classic

‼️‼️‼️You can drop a 💦 floor🚏 down for the 😢’s. God and my court 📆 the 2️⃣ things I 😖...man they try to give a 👨🏿 years. I’m trying to 🤔 if I should even appear or Should I escape 🏙. Catch a greyhound.
Change my name ➡️ catch a 🛩 flight.
Out the 🇺🇸 let them muthafuckas hunt me.
Can 🤲🏽 me if you want me know they’ll 🔒 me if I stay.
But where ima 🏃🏽‍♂️ to i got a 👍🏾 👩🏽‍💼 we got a 👶🏽 2️⃣. And all we went through we ain’t see 👀2️⃣👀
But what you told me way 👈🏾 you was a 🏎 or ☠️. So if they give me 1️⃣ or if they give me 2️⃣ or if a 👨🏿 gotta sit 👇🏽 and do a few.
Before I go I gotta 🤔 👶 what would you do? Would you 🕵🏽‍♀️ someone new or would you stay.
Like the 🤰🏼when they lay with me. 🐶👀 when I go saying stay with me.
Oh 👩🏽‍💼 you bad as 🔥 and yeah I’d ❤️ to.
But see I got a 👩🏽‍💼I’m really making ❤️ to.
Therefore I feel a lot more guilty when I 💆🏽‍♀️ you.
that’s why I 🔀 all of that 😗when I 🤭 you.
Flush the condom 👇🏽 the 🚽 then I 🏃🏽‍♂️.
I had you but you can’t have me I’ll never STAY. ‼️‼️‼️

Yeah that's the one

For all yall saying J. Cole had the beat first, it don't matter. It's not like Nas copied Cole, he said himself that Nas had no idea he had already used that beat. It just goes to show great minds think alike

pree da tracks on my channel i ain’t trash famoly

Hear 2 different types of perspectives by one music artist over this beat 🙏🏾. Your feedback is encouraged.
https://youtu.be/5yU5f-cCNuM

#coleworld

Is this the song Nas told J Cole he hated?

Can anyone tell me what the sample is from?

Deraash L.A. Carnival - Seven Steps To Nowhere

"Be damned if I sit around another year/ dreaming dreams hoping somehow that they just appear" going through feeling right now

setaBC don't give up on your dreams. I felt this same way once. And now I finally run my own business despite what everyone I knew told me I couldn't do. Anything meaningful and important is meant to be hard. Lots of tears. Lots of fears. Just pray and stay true. Keep working.

this is me right now fam.. have to pack my things and move to a different city all the way across the country

Me too fam me too

@Kyle Broussard Amen brotha

Goat Green and

One of my fav Cole tracks and man that beat........ could listen to that horn forever

This shit so dope man

I feel like K.R.I.T. should've layed a verse on this....

bigwes productions he did tho!!!!!!!

Marc Regal 😮😮

bigwes productions you found it????

Marc Regal i did 👍👍

i did a joint to this beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBhJ_FXOkdk

Heart felt

Been a Cole fan for the longest time. Don't know why, but I never listened to this mixtape. The song "Stay" by Nas is very special to me and one of my favorite songs by him. I legit get chills every time I hear the instrumental, and to hear Cole's voice over it gave me pure joy. Fuck man, we're all lucky to have such great artists to listen to.

Gives me chills..This song is beyond beautiful.

This song hits you in the soul

THIS MY XHHHHHIT. 🙋💪👏👏👏👏👊👌👍✊. THIS MY STORY FR

a fucking Gem

i will damned if i sit around another year , dreaming dreams hoping somehow that they just appear

Wandukwa Tonny this shit made me cry today lol

i will damned if i sit around another year , dreaming dreams hoping somehow that they just appear

This Is Why Cole Is 1 On My All Time List .

Classic man