STAY (REALITY BITES, 1994)

“A comedy about love in the '90s.” - tagline

Funnyman Ben Stiller directed a pleasing story of Lelaina (Wynona Ryder), a college valedictorian who camcords her friends Vickie (Janeane Garofalo), Sammy (Steve Zahn) and Troy (Ethan Hawke) to study about the manners of the Generation X. A nice set of music round up the soundtrack. From classic to contemporary.

STAY
sung by: Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

You say I only hear what I want to

You say I talk so all the time so

And I thought what I felt was simple

And I thought that I don't belong

And now that I am leaving

Now I know that I did something wrong 'cause I missed you

Yeah yeah, I missed you

You say I only hear what I want to

I don't listen hard, don't pay attention

To the distance that you're running

To anyone, anywhere

I don't understand if you really care, I'm only hearing negative

No, No, No, Bad

So I, I turned the radio on, I turned the radio up (turn the radio)

And this woman was singing my song

Lover's in love and the other's run away

Lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay

Some of us hover when we weep for the other who was

Dying since the day they were born

Well, well, this is not thatI think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown

And I thought I'd live forever, but now I'm not so sure

You try to tell me that I'm clever

But that won't take me anyhow, or anywhere with you

You said that I was naive and I thought that I was strong

I thought, "hey, I can leave, I can leave.

"Oh, but now I know that I was wrong, 'cause I missed you

Yeah, I miss you

You said, "You caught me 'cause you want me

and one day you'll let me go

"You try to give away a keeper, or keep me

'Cause you know you're just so scared to lose

And you say, "Stay"

You say I only hear what I want to