A reason not to stay (i18版) I can see appeal in a dressing table She took from Manly to the bay And sat there with a grey Labrador When there was nothing more. It was the first time that I made up A reason not to stay And the curtains that we tore Were maybe from the First World War Some days unravel, some days I find There's reason only about half the time It would be naive to guarantee The first time that I made The first time that I made Some days unravel, some days I find It was the first time that I made up It would be naive to guarantee.