You, you make my life much brighter   You're always on my mind   You, you make my load much lighter   True love is hard to find      Sometimes I feel I have to get away   I change my mind when I look in your eyes   And when those clouds come in and try to darken our days   I'll always want you to      Stay, stay darling   Stay, stay darling   Stay, stay darling   You know you gotta stay   Stay, stay darling      You saw through my lies and deception   Yeah, I was losing my way   You, you gave my life some direction   And now I'm ready to say      I know there's bound to be some hard times ahead   I'd be a fool to believe   But if you go, I'd rather think of dying instead   I'll never want you to leave      Stay darling   Stay, stay darling   You know you gotta stay   Stay, stay darling   Stay, stay, please stay darling      When you walked out my door   I knew you'd be back for more   Let's leave the past behind   True love is so hard to find      Don't be afraid   It's gonna be all right   'Cause I know that I can make you love me   Love me, l-l-love me, love me      When you walked out my door   I knew you'd be back for more   Let's leave the past behind   True love is so hard to find      I always want you to stay   Stay darling   Stay, stay darling   Stay, stay darling   Stay, stay, please stay darling      And then we can scoop, scoop, scoop, scoodooly be bop, yeah   Then we can scoop, scoop, scoop, scoodooly be bop, yeah   Then we can scoop, scoop, scoop, scoodooly be bop, yeah   Then we can scoop, scoop, scoop, scoodooly be bop      I want you to stay, stay darling   Stay, stay darling   Stay, stay darling   You know you've got to stay   Stay, stay, please stay darling      You know you've got to stay   I think about you night and day   You know you've got to stay   I can make you love me   Love me, love me, love me