Stay With Me Tonight

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

The candles gutter low in the hall

A servant bows and slips through the door

I have waited half a lifetime

For a knock that never came before

Pre-Chorus

Then you walked in

Drenched from the rain

And I forgot my own name

Chorus

Stay with me tonight

Stay with me tonight

Let the orchestra go silent

Let the chandeliers burn low

Stay with me tonight

Verse 2

Your coat drips puddles on the marble

My hands are shaking at my side

Every promise that I buried

Rose up roaring when you smiled

Pre-Chorus

Say you will remain

Say the word again

And I will never ask for more

Chorus

Stay with me tonight

Stay with me tonight

Let the orchestra go silent

Let the chandeliers burn low

Stay with me tonight

Bridge

I am not a young man

I am not a fool

But I am yours

I am yours

Trembling and true

Chorus

Stay with me tonight

Stay with me tonight

Let the strings surrender softly

Let the chandeliers burn low

Stay with me tonight

Post-Chorus

Ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah

Stay with me tonight