Stay Another Day

Stay Another Day was written by Tony Mortimer of East 17 about his brother Ollie committing suicide. The lyrics of the first verse, "Don't you know we've come too far now just to throw it all away" are a reference to throwing his life away, while "I touch your face while you are sleeping, and hold your hand, don't understand what's going on." takes place after he has committed suicide. Mortimer explained to NME in 2012: "I'd grown up with the other guys in the band, so they knew it was about him, though it wasn't something I told anyone about until people started asking about it in interviews." Despite it being #1 during Christmas 1994, Mortimer told NME that he didn't pen the song for the festive season: "It wasn't meant to be a Christmas single," he said; "the A&R department said we should stick some bells on the end, but that's as much as it touches on the old ho-ho-ho stuff. I thought they were all mad."

Baby if you've got to go away don't think I could take the pain Won't you stay another day? Oh don't leave me alone like this Don't you say it's the final kiss Won't you stay another day? Don't you know we've come too far now Just to go and try to throw it all away Thought I heard you say you love me That your love was gonna be here to stay I've only just begun to know you All I can say is won't you stay just one more day? Baby if you've got to go away don't think I could take the pain Won't you stay another day? Oh don't leave me alone like this Don't you say it's the final kiss Won't you stay another day? I touch your face while you are sleeping And hold your hand Don't understand what's going on Good times we had return to haunt me Though it's for you All that I do seems to be wrong Baby if you've got to go away don't think I could take the pain Won't you stay another day? Oh don't leave me alone like this Don't you say it's the final kiss Won't you stay another day? Baby if you've got to go away don't think I could take the pain Won't you stay another day? Oh don't leave me alone like this Don't you say it's the final kiss Won't you stay another day? Baby if you've got to go away don't think I could take the pain Won't you stay another day? Oh don't leave me alone like this Don't you say it's the final kiss Won't you stay another day?