They had to tie me down to watch all of this happen. I was really freaked out.” He went to console Nettles, who had stepped out of the room, and offered to send everyone home, saying they could continue taping the following day. Jennifer Nettles - Stay Lyrics. “And they wouldn’t be in the situation if they were just happy-go-lucky in the first place. Nobody is happy in this situation.”Once she decided to write the song from the other woman’s perspective, Nettles was overwhelmed with emotions and says the song pretty much wrote itself.“You know, it was just in a couple of sittings on my couch,” she explains. “And it’s a huge moment, and I am humbled around people who write like this. Clarkson, Thicke, Legend, and Nettles travel across America to find two singers each who serve as their duet partners for the show. Nettles knew countless songs written from that viewpoint but none from the other two people involved. Each week, the mentor and one of their two duet partners perform live in front of a studio audience. Lyrics. The Story Behind Sugarland’s “Stay” “And once the first line came, ’I’ve been sitting here staring at the clock on the wall. She says most people don’t realize that even the person who is doing the cheating gets hurt as well.“Even though the person who is cheating might think he or she is getting away with something, they know they aren’t living their highest truth,” she says. Although she has never lived the storyline of the song, she knew the subject of betrayal is something everyone could relate to, yet she wanted to tell the story from a different viewpoint.The song was written four years ago and inspired by Reba McEntire’s “Whoever’s in New England,” which was written from the perspective of a wife whose husband is cheating on her. '”“Stay” was one of the first songs Nettles and Bush wanted recorded for Bush says they often got odd looks from audience members wondering whether the song had anything to do with his and Nettles’ relationship. By submitting this form, you agree to the Universal Music Group Privacy Policy. Not to be confused with Duet (TV series). At the end of the night the eight contestants are ranked on a chart. The contestants then receive feedback from the other stars—and graded anonymously—on their performances. But Nettles assured him she was fine and continued to cry during the next three takes, making it hard for Bush to watch.“About that time, I’m spent,” he said. The loser is eliminated. His “big brother” instincts came out when they taped the video for “Stay,” as Nettles became overwhelmingly emotional.Bush recalls, “Immediately, I was just like, ’Everybody stop.