Sometimes the world can be a very difficult place. It is hard to not stop living according to one's highest ideals and just give up and give in. Yet, perseverance in doing the right thing and being a good person is seldom, if ever, a bad choice.
The lyrics in this song encourage everyone to speak and share what is important to them, even when it seems as if no one is truly listening. The song also recommends that people act according to their hearts for only by doing so can one find joy and satisfaction with themselves and their lives.
The one in the middle always pays
I know it’s hard but stay
It’s easier to retreat but stay
Ooo now don’t you quit on this
Being a good person, following your heart and doing the right thing is seldom the easiest thing to do, but more often than not it is the most rewarding.
lyrics
Stay 3/30/84
Say, say how you want to be
Stay, stay do you want to beat the deal
Well my eyes keep staring till dawn
My eyes keep searching for flaws
I look for another world
I find strength when I stop and think
Well baby you don’t have to give up, oh no, and
Baby you don’t have to slither
Stay, stay with what pleases you
Stay, stay away from life long dues
Stay with what you strive for and accomplish
Work now feel the power, work now only if it matters
Work now only if it increases your might
Ooo we ought to be livers and lovers and not machinery
Ooo we ought to be dreamers and makers of liberty
Ooo now don’t you quit on this
Say, say how want to be
Stay, stay don’t you want to beat the deal
Like I, have you lost enough?
Like I, do you wander feeling blind?
Like I, do what to change?
Like I, do you want to stop the lies?
Well baby you don’t have to give up, oh no, and
Baby you don’t have to slither
It’s so easy to be somebody’s flunky
It’s so easy to be the slave
It’s so easy to party away the weekend
It’s so easy to slide into the grave
Ooo we ought to be livers and lovers and not machinery
Ooo we ought to be dreamers and makers of liberty
Ooo now don’t you quit on this
The one in the middle always pays
I know it’s hard but stay
It’s easier to retreat but stay
Please stay, don’t you quit on this
Please stay with me tonight
credits
from Gotta B Funky,
released June 10, 2017
Vocals Jim Guido
Guitar John Barden
Sax Jim Guido
Keyboards Jim Guido, John Barden
Bass Jim Guido
Percussion Ryan Thompson
Drums Ryan Thompson
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