Released: August 16, 1985
Songwriter: Sly Stone
Producer: George Clinton
[Verse 1]
If you want me to stay
I'll be around today
To be available for you to see
I'm about to go there
Then you'll know
For me to stay here
I've got to be me
You'll never be in doubt
That's what it's all about
You can't take me for granted and smile
Count the days I'm gone
Forget reachin' me by phone
'Cause I promise
I'll be gone for a while
[Chorus]
And when you see me again
I hope that you have been
The kind of person
That you really are now
[Verse 2]
You got to get it straight
How could I ever be late
When you're my woman
Taking up my time
Oh how could I ever allow
I guess I wonder how
I could get out a pocket for fun, oh oh
When you know that you're never number two
Number one is gonna be number one
I'll be good, I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
[Chorus]
When you see me again
I hope that you have been
The kind of person
That you really are now
I'll be so good
I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
Get this message over to you now
I'll be so good
I wish I could
If you want me to stay
I'll be around today
To be available for you to see
I'm about to go there
Then you'll know
For me to stay here
I've got to be me
You'll never be in doubt
That's what it's all about
You can't take me for granted and smile
Count the days I'm gone
Forget reachin' me by phone
'Cause I promise
I'll be gone for a while
[Chorus]
And when you see me again
I hope that you have been
The kind of person
That you really are now
[Verse 2]
You got to get it straight
How could I ever be late
When you're my woman
Taking up my time
Oh how could I ever allow
I guess I wonder how
I could get out a pocket for fun, oh oh
When you know that you're never number two
Number one is gonna be number one
I'll be good, I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
[Chorus]
When you see me again
I hope that you have been
The kind of person
That you really are now
I'll be so good
I wish I could
Get this message over to you now
Get this message over to you now
I'll be so good
I wish I could
Out in LA
- If You Want Me To Stay
- Deck the Halls
- Sex Rap (Demo)
- Out in L.A. (Demo Version)
- Flea Fly
- Get Up and Jump (Demo Version)
- Police Helicopter (Demo Version)
- Green Heaven (Demo Version)
- Stranded
- Blues For Meister
- Party on Your Pussy (aka Special Secret Song Inside)
- Behind the Sun
- Castles Made of Sand (Live)
- Higher Ground
- What It Is (AKA Nina’s Song)
- You Always Sing The Same
- Nevermind
- Hollywood (Africa)
- F.U. (Live)
- Freaky Styley (1985)
- What Hits?! (1992)
- Out in LA (1994)
- Under the Covers: Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers (1998)
- Californication
- Under the Bridge
- Can’t Stop
- Scar Tissue
- Otherside
- Snow (Hey Oh)
- Dani California
- Dark Necessities
- By the Way
- Give It Away
- Goodbye Angels
- Black Summer
- Soul to Squeeze
- The Zephyr Song
- Wet Sand
- Go Robot
- Around the World
- Sick Love
- Encore
- Don’t Forget Me
- Dosed
- The Getaway
- The Longest Wave
- Road Trippin’