Standing by peaceful waters Whoa wah oh wha oh We were standing Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin border There was this Indian tribe They found two babies in the woods, white babies One of them was named Elizabeth She was the fairer of the two

And darling, darling stand by me, oh stand by me por que se, que tu estas junto a mi Oh stand, junto a mi, junto a mi When the night, has come and the land is dark y la luna, es la luz que brilla ante mi Miedo no, no tendré, oh I won't, te asustaré Just

Heaven, help me I'll watch it all from afar Oh, never leave me out I'll watch it all fall apart Help me, help me, help me, help me Just another brain on the campus I'm standing by the sidelines I'm standing by Just another man in the field

Well baby, there you stand With your little head, down in your hand Oh, my God, you can't believe it's happening again Your baby's gone, and you're all alone And it looks like the end And you're back out on the street And you're tryin' to remember How do

Oh stand by me, stand by me Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me Oh stand now by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll

Well baby, there you stand With your little head, down in your hand Oh, my God, you can't believe it's happening again Your baby's gone, and you're all alone And it looks like the end And you're back out on the street And you're tryin' to remember How do

And darling, darling stand by me Oh, stand by me Just as long as you stand, stand by me Oh stand by me Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we see No I won't be afraid

And I ain't gonna stand for it baby I ain't gonna stand for it baby Nah-ah (nah-ah) Nah-ah (nah-ah nah-ah) nah-ah (nah-ah nah-ah) Oh, oh, my, my, my, my, my, my Don't wanna believe what they're telling me Somebody's been pickin' in my cherry tree Don't

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes you see that I'm mad But don't you know that no one Can always be an angel When everything goes wrong you see some bad But

Come on baby And I want you Mmm, I want me somebody to hold my hand Somebody to love me and understand I want me a woman, I want a lover, I want a friend, oh I want me somebody to share my love Lovin' is something I gotta have I want me a woman, I want a