[Hook] I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here You think performing would be fine right Scares the sh** out of me I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here [Pre-Verse Ad-Libs] 'Kay, check it out [Verse 1] The hands of time tick away As I sit there waiting to go Standing by, anticipatin' 'Cause it's the day of a show Yeah, and there's that buzz in the air But amidst the excitement, inside I'm Tryna control my stress And I sit backstage and hold my breath Up in my mind, up in my mind I think I'm already heading home And I've been tryin', and I've been tryin' But I just can't seem to let it go Yeah, I'm so nervous right now Heart racing as they turn the lights down It's like I feel insane Because I can hear my name, and [Hook] I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here I wish I could (that's right) I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here [Pre-Verse Ad-Libs] Okay, yeah [Verse 2] But you know that it's just a phase And so that notion begins to fade An' drift away the Moment I hit the stage and hear As a roar erupts from the crowd And I just fall in love with that sound Now I'm gone, up in the clouds And I'm not sure when I'm coming back down Then all my Fears disappear This stage is all mine It's like I'm in a dream And when their energy's up I swear it is such an adrenaline rush (yeah) This buzz is better than anything That I could get from a drug [Hook] I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here I wish I could (uh-huh) I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here (yeah) [Bridge] Can somebody hear me? Can somebody hear me? Can somebody here me now? Oh—oh—oh—oh Can somebody hear me? Can somebody hear me? Can somebody here me now? Oh—oh—oh—oh [Pre-Hook Ad-Libs] Yeah, uh, uh [Hook] I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here I wish I could (that's right) I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here (yeah) I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here (uh-huh) I wish I could (whoo) I wish I could stay I wish I could stay right here