Song · Blue Light Apartment
Don't Thank Me for Staying
“Don't Thank Me for Staying” is track 7 on Rob Matare's R&B album Blue Light Apartment, released November 3, 2026. Late-night R&B about putting your name on the lease and staying when it would be easier to leave. Twelve slow songs, one blue light.
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“Don't Thank Me for Staying” lyrics
You brought dinner to the bedroom
Said you knew I'd had a week
I was smiling at the kindness
I was struggling to eat
You've been thanking me for staying
I've been hiding in the thanks
Don't thank me for staying
I'm not really in the room
You deserve a hand that reaches
Not a hand afraid to move
I put down the little dinner tray
I said we need to talk
You were looking at my suitcase
Before I even brought it out
I thought I was being gentle
You said you had known for months
Don't thank me for staying
I'm not really in the room
You deserve a hand that reaches
Not a hand afraid to move
I was waiting for forgiveness
Before I told you what was wrong
You were waiting for the truth
And I made you wait too long
Don't thank me for staying
I'm not really in the room
You deserve a hand that reaches
Not a hand afraid to move
Don't thank me for staying
I should've let you choose
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from Blue Light Apartment
- 1Say It First3:19
- 2Put Your Name on the Lease3:19
- 3Same Side of the Booth3:19
- 4Close Enough to Wait2:42
- 5Blue Light Apartment3:23
- 6Two A.M. Record3:29
- 8Sema Saa3:10
- 9Wild in Your Hands3:23
- 10Gold Watch, Empty Kitchen3:19
- 11The Only Reason I Come Down3:30
- 12One More Block Together2:38
Previews provided courtesy of iTunes. 