Stay With Me

An English rock band formed in 1969 by the remaining members of Small Faces: Ian McLagan (keyboards), Ronnie Lane (bass guitar), and Kenney Jones (drums and percussion). Ronnie Wood (guitar) and Rod Stewart (lead vocals) left the Jeff Beck Group to form the band’s lineup up until the band disbanded in 1974. "Stay with Me", written by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, was first recorded by their band Faces for the 1971 album A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse. The song has also appeared on various Faces compilations and on albums by both songwriters. The lyrics describe a woman with "red lips, hair and fingernails" he "found... down on the floor"; the singer proposes a one-night stand on the condition that she must be gone when he wakes up. The song starts with a breakneck intro that settles into a steady groove - a simple rock & roll formula at a time when music was becoming more complicated.

Stay with Me Lyrics Faces [Intro] Woo! Get it [Verse 1] In the mornin' don't say you love me 'Cause I'll only kick you out of the door I know your name is Rita 'cause your perfume's smelling sweeter Since when I saw you down on the floor, guitar [Verse 2] You won't need too much pursuadin' I don't mean to sound degradin' But with a face like that You got nothin' to laugh about Red lips, hair and fingernails I hear you're a mean old Jezebel Let's go upstairs And read my tarot cards, come on [Chorus] Stay with me, stay with me For tonight you'd better stay with me, oh yeah Stay with me, stay with me For tonight you'd better stay with me [Verse 3] So, in the mornin', please don't say you love me 'Cause you know I'll only kick you out the door Yeah, I'll pay your cab fare home, you can even use my best cologne Just don't be here in the mornin' when I wake up, come on, honey [Chorus] Stay with me, stay with me 'Cause tonight you're gonna stay with me Sit down, get up, get out Stay with me, stay with me 'Cause tonight you're gonna stay with me Hey, what's your name again? [Outro] Get out Produced By Faces & Glyn Johns Written By Rod Stewart & Ron Wood Vocals Rod Stewart Guitar Ron Wood Bass Ronnie Lane Drums Kenny Jones Wurlitzer Ian McLagan Release Date November 17, 1971