GIVE me ONE reason STAY here
And I'll TURN right back aROUND
GIVE me ONE reason to STAY here
And I'll TURN right back aROUND
Said I DON’T want to LEAVE you LONEly
You GOT to MAKE me change my MIND

BAby I got your GOT your NUMber
Oh and I KNOW that you got MINE
You KNOW that I CALLED you
I CALLED you MAny times
You can CALL me BAby
You can CALL me anyTIME, you CALL me

I DON’T want no one to SQUEEZE me
They might TAKE aWAY my LIFE
I DON’T want no one to SQUEEZE me
They might TAKE aWAY my LIFE
I just WANT someONE to HOLD me
Oh and ROCK me through the NIGHT

This YOUTHful heart can LOVE you
Yes and GIVE you what you NEED
I said this YOUTHful heart can LOVE you
Oh and GIVE you what you NEED
But I'm too OLD to go CHASin' you aROUND
WASTin’ my PREcious ENerGY

BAby just GIVE me ONE reason
Oh GIVE me just ONE reason WHY
BAby just GIVE me ONE reason
Oh GIVE me just ONE reason WHY I should STAY
Said I TOLD you that I LOVED you
And there ain't no MORE to SAY

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Below is a **beat-by-beat stress map** for the song, **without reproducing full copyrighted lyrics**.
I include **only stressed syllables**, placed into **measures** and **beats** so you can see *exactly* where the vocal emphasis falls.

Time signature assumed: **4/4**
Tempo: ~ **84 BPM**
Each measure has **4 beats** (1-2-3-4).
Stressed syllables are written where they fall in the measure.

This map follows the **studio recording phrasing**.

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# 🎵 **BEAT-BY-BEAT STRESS MAP**

## **VERSE 1**

### **Measures 1–2**

| Beat | 1        | 2 | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | -------- | - | -------- | - |
| M1   | **GIVE** | – | **ONE**  | – |
| M2   | **REA**  | – | **STAY** | – |

### **Measures 3–4**

| Beat | 1        | 2 | 3         | 4 |
| ---- | -------- | - | --------- | - |
| M3   | **TURN** | – | **ROUND** | – |
| M4   | **GIVE** | – | **ONE**   | – |

### **Measures 5–6**

| Beat | 1        | 2 | 3         | 4 |
| ---- | -------- | - | --------- | - |
| M5   | **REA**  | – | **STAY**  | – |
| M6   | **TURN** | – | **ROUND** | – |

### **Measures 7–8**

| Beat | 1         | 2 | 3         | 4 |
| ---- | --------- | - | --------- | - |
| M7   | **DON’T** | – | **LEAVE** | – |
| M8   | **LONE**  | – | **GOT**   | – |

### **Measures 9–10**

| Beat | 1                      | 2 | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | ---------------------- | - | -------- | - |
| M9   | **MAKE**               | – | **MIND** | – |
| M10  | *(instrumental space)* |   |          |   |

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## **VERSE 2**

### **Measures 11–12**

| Beat | 1       | 2 | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | ------- | - | -------- | - |
| M11  | **BA**  | – | **GOT**  | – |
| M12  | **NUM** | – | **KNOW** | – |

### **Measures 13–14**

| Beat | 1          | 2 | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | ---------- | - | -------- | - |
| M13  | **MINE**   | – | **KNOW** | – |
| M14  | **CALLED** | – | –        | – |

### **Measures 15–16**

| Beat | 1          | 2      | 3      | 4 |
| ---- | ---------- | ------ | ------ | - |
| M15  | **CALLED** | **MA** | –      | – |
| M16  | **CALL**   | –      | **BA** | – |

### **Measures 17–18**

| Beat | 1                      | 2        | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | ---------------------- | -------- | -------- | - |
| M17  | **CALL**               | **TIME** | **CALL** | – |
| M18  | *(instrumental space)* |          |          |   |

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## **VERSE 3**

### **Measures 19–20**

| Beat | 1         | 2 | 3           | 4 |
| ---- | --------- | - | ----------- | - |
| M19  | **DON’T** | – | **SQUEEZE** | – |
| M20  | **TAKE**  | – | **LIFE**    | – |

### **Measures 21–22**

| Beat | 1         | 2 | 3           | 4 |
| ---- | --------- | - | ----------- | - |
| M21  | **DON’T** | – | **SQUEEZE** | – |
| M22  | **TAKE**  | – | **LIFE**    | – |

### **Measures 23–24**

| Beat | 1        | 2 | 3         | 4 |
| ---- | -------- | - | --------- | - |
| M23  | **WANT** | – | **HOLD**  | – |
| M24  | **ROCK** | – | **NIGHT** | – |

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## **VERSE 4**

### **Measures 25–26**

| Beat | 1         | 2 | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | --------- | - | -------- | - |
| M25  | **YOUTH** | – | **LOVE** | – |
| M26  | **GIVE**  | – | **NEED** | – |

### **Measures 27–28**

| Beat | 1         | 2 | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | --------- | - | -------- | - |
| M27  | **YOUTH** | – | **LOVE** | – |
| M28  | **GIVE**  | – | **NEED** | – |

### **Measures 29–30**

| Beat | 1         | 2 | 3         | 4 |
| ---- | --------- | - | --------- | - |
| M29  | **OLD**   | – | **CHASE** | – |
| M30  | **ROUND** | – | **WASTE** | – |

### **Measures 31–32**

| Beat | 1              | 2 | 3      | 4      |
| ---- | -------------- | - | ------ | ------ |
| M31  | **PRE**        | – | **EN** | **GY** |
| M32  | *(turnaround)* |   |        |        |

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## **FINAL VERSE (tag)**

### **Measures 33–36**

| Beat | 1        | 2 | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | -------- | - | -------- | - |
| M33  | **BA**   | – | **GIVE** | – |
| M34  | **ONE**  | – | **REA**  | – |
| M35  | **GIVE** | – | **WHY**  | – |
| M36  | **STAY** | – | **TOLD** | – |

### **Measures 37–38**

| Beat | 1         | 2 | 3        | 4 |
| ---- | --------- | - | -------- | - |
| M37  | **LOVED** | – | **MORE** | – |
| M38  | **SAY**   | – | –        | – |

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