Released: February 15, 2013
Songwriter: Sam Smith Elvin Smith Jimmy Napes
Producer: Steve Fitzmaurice Jimmy Napes
[Verse 1]
Yes I do, I believe
That one day I will be where I was
Right there, right next to you
And it's hard, the days just seem so dark
The moon, and the stars are nothing without you
Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?
No words can explain the way I'm missing you
Deny this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside
These tears, they tell their own story
[Pre-Chorus]
Told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
[Chorus]
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?
And make sure you're all right
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
[Verse 2]
I'm reaching out to you
Can you hear my call?
This hurt that I've been through
I'm missing you, missing you like crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
You told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
[Chorus]
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?
And make sure you're all right
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
[Bridge]
Lay me down tonight, lay me by your side
Lay me down tonight, lay me by your side
[Outro]
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?
Yes I do, I believe
That one day I will be where I was
Right there, right next to you
And it's hard, the days just seem so dark
The moon, and the stars are nothing without you
Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?
No words can explain the way I'm missing you
Deny this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside
These tears, they tell their own story
[Pre-Chorus]
Told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
[Chorus]
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?
And make sure you're all right
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
[Verse 2]
I'm reaching out to you
Can you hear my call?
This hurt that I've been through
I'm missing you, missing you like crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
You told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
[Chorus]
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?
And make sure you're all right
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
[Bridge]
Lay me down tonight, lay me by your side
Lay me down tonight, lay me by your side
[Outro]
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?
In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)
- Latch
- Leave Your Lover
- Life Support
- Latch (Acoustic)
- I’m Not the Only One (Remix)
- Lay Me Down (Remix)
- How Will I Know
- Drowning Shadows
- Love Is a Losing Game
- Omen (Acoustic)
- Good Thing
- Restart
- Like I Can
- La La La
- Lay Me Down
- Nirvana
- Not In That Way
- Money on My Mind
- I’m Not the Only One
- Make It To Me
- Stay with Me
- I’ve Told You Now
- Stay With Me (Remix)
- Too Good at Goodbyes
- Stay with Me
- I’m Not the Only One
- Pray
- Lay Me Down
- How Do You Sleep?
- Writing’s on the Wall
- Midnight Train
- Palace
- Fire on Fire
- Pray (Remix)
- To Die For
- HIM
- One Last Song
- Burning
- Diamonds
- Money on My Mind
- The Thrill of It All
- No Peace
- Say It First
- Scars
- Baby, You Make Me Crazy
- Nirvana
- Drowning Shadows