"Stay with Me", written by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, was first recorded by their band Faces for the 1971 album A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse. The song has also appeared on various Faces compilations and on albums by both songwriters.
The lyrics describe a woman named Rita with "red lips, hair and fingernails" he "found... down on the floor"; the singer proposes a one-night stand on the condition that she must be gone when he wakes up.
Lyrics
In the mornin' don't say you love me
'Cause I'll only kick you out of the door
I know your name is Rita 'cause your perfume's smellin' sweeter
Since when I saw you down on the floor.
You won't need to much persuadin'
I don't mean to sound degradin'
But with a face like that you got nothin' to laugh about.
Red lips, hair and fingernails
I hear you're a mean old Jezebel
Lets go up stairs and read my Tarot cards
Stay with me, stay with me
For tonight you'd better stay with me
Stay with me, stay with me
For tonight you'd better stay with me
So, in the mornin', please don't say you love me
'Cause you know I'll only kick you out the door
Yeah, I'll pay your cab fare home, you can even use my best cologne
Just don't be here in the mornin' when I wake up
Stay with me, stay with me
For tonight you're gonna stay with me
Sit down, get up, get out.
Stay with me, stay with me
For tonight you're gonna stay with me
Hey what's your name again?
Get out.
Get yourself home
Slow down a bit
Songwriters: STEWART RODERICK DAVID / WOOD RONALD DAVID
Stay With Me lyrics © WB Music Corp., Emi Music Publishing France, Stewart Rod, W B MUSIC CORP