'Cause it hurts when you hurt somebody Hold me close and I won't leave So much to say but I don't speak And I hate that I let you stop me Taking it slowly I'm afraid to be lonely Nobody told me It's harder than I thought to tell the truth It's gonna

Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid So darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh

It won't make me love you any less If you're hoping we'll be home Don't be afraid to ask for help Don't hide behind me You're strong enough to face the fall Woah, it won't make me love you any less Sunlight is too much for you to bear It's high time you

You know you're right You know your rights I will never bother you I will move away from here You won't be afraid of fear No thought was put into this Things have never been so swell And I have never failed to fail

Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid So darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh

Stand by me Just as long as you stand, stand by me Oh stand now, stand by me When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid So darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me

It won't be too long, girl Find out where you belong Living alone can have you so confused But remember now Just remember two words, hold on Feeling afraid and alone Remember two words, hold on She lives right there off of Rutledge Avenue She has a few

Twisted Sister... Come out and play... Don't be afraid Oh, welcome to our show Oh, welcome to our life Now won't you come out and play Are you afraid Of things that go bump in the night? Behind closet doors

No, I won't be afraid Just as long, just as long Just as long as you stand by me Now darling, darling Whenever I'm in trouble I need just a little helping hand When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only

Waking the lions in me I'm waking the lions in me I wanna stand up, a hundred feet tall I will never be the same I'm not afraid I'm ready to run, a hundred miles strong They wanna lay me to rest, but I won't go No, I won't go