Bill Withers

Songwriter: Billy Joel Melvin Dunlap Randy Jackson

Producer: Bill Withers Larry Nash

[Verse 1]
Busy hanging curtains
Children in the way
Whoa, that's what the future holds with me
Don't you want to stay?

Better talk to Billy
His doggy died today
Whoa, that's what the future holds with me
Don't you want to stay?

[Chorus]
Don't you want to stay?
Whoa, don't you want to stay?
That's what the future holds with me
Don't you want to stay?

[Verse 2]
Sundays in the meadow
See the children play
Whoa, that's what the future holds with me
Don't you want to stay?

[Chorus]
Don't you want to stay?
Whoa, don't you want to stay?
That's what the future holds with me
Don't you want to stay?

[Outro]
Don't you wanna stay?
Don't you wanna stay?
Don't you wanna stay?

William Harrison Withers, Jr., (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020), was a singer, songwriter, musician and producer who won three Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

After 9 years in the Navy, Bill left the service and moved to Los Angeles in 1967 where self-financed demos eventually led him to Clarence Avant of Sussex Records who chose Booker T. Jones to produce his 1971 debut album, Just As I Am. This album produced the Grammy winning “Ain’t No Sunshine” and the classic “Grandma’s Hands”.

The 1972 follow-up album, Still Bill produced the iconic “Lean on Me” and “Use Me”.

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Making Music (1975)

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