"Stay Stay Stay" Song Meaning

Today's Taylor Swift song is "Stay Stay Stay" from her "Red" album.

Who is this song about?

It's not about a specific person, from her liner notes Taylor was "DAYDREAMING ABOUT REAL LOVE."

Taylor says in her stories behind the songs interview, "The song 'Stay Stay Stay' is a song that I wrote based on what I've seen of real relationships, where it's not perfect, there are moments where you're just so sick of that person, you get into a stupid fight. It's still worth it to stay in it. There's something about it that you can't live without. In the bridge it says, 'I'd like to hang out with you for my whole life' and I think that's what probably the key to finding the one, you just want to hang out with them forever."

In the song she gets mad at her boyfriend, throws her "phone against the room" at him, but even with all this anger he decides to stay.  He stays and keeps doing the things that she likes about him, "carry my groceries", taking "the time to memorize me" and she just likes "hanging out" with him.

I really hope that Taylor finds this true love.  I have found this love, and have been married to him for 7 years.  It is hard sometimes and things don't always go as planned, but when you have something special, it is so worth it to "stay stay stay".

Click here for the lyrics to the song, "Stay Stay Stay".

Stay Stay Stay Lyrics

Stay Stay Stay Lyrics (Red Album)

Written by Taylor Swift

i'm pretty sure we almost broke up last night
i threw my phone across the room at you
i was expecting some Dramatic turn Away but You… stayeD

this moRning i said wE should tAlk about it
cause i read you should never leave a fight unresolved
that's when you caMe In weariNg a football helmet and said "ok, let's talk" and i said

CHORUS
stay stay stay
i've been lovinG you for quite some
time time time
you think thAt it's funny when i’m
mad mad mad
But i think that it's best if we bOth stay

before yoU i’d only daTed self indulgent takeRs
who took all of thEir problems out on me
but you cArry my groceries and now i’m aLways Laughing
and i lOve you because you haVe givEn me…no choice but to

REPEAT CHORUS
stay stay

you took the time to memorize me
my fears my hopes and dreams
i just like hanging out with you
all the time
all those times that you didn't leave
it's been occurring to me
i'd like to hang out with you
for my whole life

stay... and i'll be loving you for quite some time
no one else is gonna love me when i get mad, mad, mad
so i think that it's best if we both stay
stay, stay, stay, stay, stay

REPEAT CHORUS
stay, stay, stay, stay, stay

REPEAT CHORUS