I Can't Stay Here lyrics

Open up your tired eyes

And force yourself to smile,

Yesterday was yesterday,

It's gone, it's tomorrow now.

It's here, it's tomorrow now.

Now I must go,

But I'll see you again.

When?

Oh, please don't ask me when.

I'll call, I'll write,

But I cannot stay here tonight,

No, I cannot stay here tonight,

I can't stay here tonight.

Light me up a cigarette

And check that my bags are packed.

Something I was gonna say,

It's gone, still another time.

But how long till that other time?

I hate to go,

But I'll be back again.

When?

Oh, please don't ask me when.

I'll call, I'll write,

But I cannot stay here tonight,

No, I cannot stay here tonight,

I can't stay here tonight.

Open up your tired eyes

And force yourself to smile,

Yesterday was yesterday,

It's gone, it's tomorrow now.

It's here, it's tomorrow now.

Now I must go,

But I'll be back again.

When?

Oh, please don't ask me when.

I'll call, I'll write,

But I cannot stay here tonight,

No, I cannot stay here tonight,

I can't stay here tonight.

• Artist:Smokie
• Album:Bright Lights & Back Alleys 1977