Sugarland - Stay

"The inspiration for it was, I heard Reba McEntire's 'Whoever's in New England,' and I thought, 'What a great song.'" Jennifer says. "I really liked the story of it. At the same time, it's a story that you hear a lot — the jilted lover, the one who has been cheated on. I thought, 'You know, in that situation, there are three people hurting. Ain't nobody really happy. What if you were bold enough to tell the story of that other woman, and what she feels like in loving someone that is not fully hers either and knowing that there's another woman that's hurting because she's in the picture?' That's complex, adult stuff. Ultimately, it's about the redemption of loving oneself enough to realize, 'I am worth more than this situation. We're all worth more than this situation, really.'"

Jennifer says she and partner Kristian Bush plan to keep digging even deeper lyrically in their next album. "I know I want this album to be even more authentic than the last," she says. "Authentic to where we want to be artistically, and authentic to the human spirit. I want it to be the next step, grabbing a piece of someone's heart and showing them themselves — 'Don't you feel this way? Can you feel this way? Have you felt this way? I feel this way.' Artistically I want it to be that.

"On another level, when that is true and the song rings true, then it's going to be successful," she continues. "People want to feel something. Even if it's a sad song, they want to feel validated that they themselves are understood, because someone says or sings what they feel. It is time to stretch, and we all know it. Fans know it. Nobody wants to hear the same thing over and over. People want something different. They're so bored with everything sounding the same."

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[mne202001]

A lot of mistresses don't realize that they don't have to settle for a married man. Often times they and the wife truly believe that's all they can get; you know the "a piece of man is better than no man at all" syndrome. Ladies, if he's with someone else when he gets with you, 9 times out of 10 he ain't leaving her. If he does, he'll most of the time also leave you for someone else. We all deserve better than that. Love yourself first! We MUST demand more from people who claim to love us.

[pochiegirl1]

if she was my woman I bet i wouldn't leave

[MrAllprimedup]

what a song and oh what a powerful awesome voice !!!

[jamieleahperez]

watch me sing this song i made a film clip for it :)

[yardsalequeen1]

love her singing took her long enougn to get the message out have no truck with CHEATERS they are losers and hurt others

[Cherries6880]

With so many songs these days telling our kids and adults too that you have to give in to get something, I'm so happy there are still artists with positive messages, telling us to be strong and stand for ourselves.

[isukatpoker]

this song makes me cry everytime... men hurt too!

[susiesev73]

I have loved sugarland for a couple of years now since I first saw the official video to this song... the emotion she shows gives me goosebumps and also the guitarist... love love love sugarland!

[deb2zen]

I also fell in love with Sugarland after hearing this song. I'm a big fan now; Jennifer is so talented.

[babygrl9623]

i remember the first time i saw this performance, which was also the first time i heard this song. this is what really made me fall in love with sugarland. love, love, love this song.

[armanico04]

she is so beautiful, who wouldnt STAY with her?