Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
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Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
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Whatever colours you have in your mind
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I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine
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Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed
[Verse 2]
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Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
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Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
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His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
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And you're the best thing that he's ever seen
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Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
[Bridge]
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Why wait any longer for the world to begin
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You can have your cake and eat it too
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Why wait any longer for the one you love
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When he's standing in front of you
[Verse 3]
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Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
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Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
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I long to see you in the morning light
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I long to reach for you in the night
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Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
[Outro]
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