If You Want Me To Stay by Red Hot Chili Peppers

If You Want Me to Stay is a 1973 hit single by Sly the Family Stone, from their album Fresh. The single was the band s final Top 20 pop hit, and is the bestknown of its postThere s a Riot Goin On song has been covered extensively since its introduction, by artists ranging from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to Etta James, to Eric Benet, to Mercury Rev, to Victor Wooten, to Soulive, to Pama International. The song has also been featured in the movies Talk to Me and Dead Presidents. Lyrics: If you want me to stay I ll be around today To be available for you to see I m about to go there Then you ll know For me to stay here I ve got to be me You ll never be in doubt That s what it s all about You can t take me for granted and smile Count the days I m gone Forget reachin me by phone Cause I promise I ll be gone for a while And when