lays, laze

Lays or lays is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "lay", meaning, when said of a thing, to place or put down, literally or figuratively--
He always lays his coat on the chair, and then forgets where he put it.
He lays his fears to rest when he hears his favorite song.

Laze or laze ( rhymes with lays ) means to idle or lounge about in a lazy way--
It's a perfect day to laze in a hammock and read.
That dog will laze by the fire all day if you don't take him out.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"On nice days, she lays an old quilt on the lawn, and the children laze the afternoon away."

Note--"lays" may also be the plural ( more than one ) of "lay", meaning a narrative song or poem--
He has been learning to play some old lays on his lute.
Note # 2--"lay's " means something belonging to a lay, meaning an old narrative poem or song--
This lay's lyrics are difficult.
"Lay's" might also be a contraction ( shortened form ) of "lay is", meaning a narrative poem or song--
This lay's hard to play!