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

Bye, bye, blackbird No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me Where somebody waits for me Sugar's sweet, so is she Make my bed and light the light, I'll arrive late tonight Blackbird, bye, bye Pack up all my cares

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

She holds tight to me and the Bible On the back seat of my motorcycle Left her daddy standin' there Preachin' to the choir You see, God love her Oh me and God love her And a preacher's daughter She was baptized in dirty water Her mama cried the first time

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

I don't want to know the reasons why Love keeps right on walking on down the line I don't want to stand between you and love Honey, I just want you to feel fine Finally baby Oh you say you love me, but you don't know You got me rocking and a-reeling The

They got so much things to say right now They got so much things to say I'll never forget no way Stand firm and give Jah thanks and praises By the laws of men, by the laws of men Ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (yeah yeah yeah) Ooh yeah, yeah Eh! But I'll

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

Oh, be something you love and understand "And be a simple kind of man Baby be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can" And you can do this, oh baby, if you try All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied" Mama told me

Don't ask me what I think of you I might not give the answer that you want me to I can't help about the shape I'm in I can't sing, I ain't pretty, and my legs are thin Now when I talk to God I think he'll understand Stick by me and I'll be your guiding