I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you And I'll never desert you Take me in into your darkest hour Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now Don't be ashamed to cry Let me see you through

So long, I hate to see you go So I save my tears for later on down the road Knowing you won't be coming home How come I keep I holding on As her car pulls out the driveway And she don't wave goodbye Her last words echo in my mind Listen honey, I gotta

Nobody but (you) Took me for a (fool) You won't see no tears They all dried up yesterday Do I spark the fear that I'm gonna walk away Nobody but you I used to love (you)

I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you Take me in, into your darkest hour And I'll never desert you Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now Don't be ashamed to cry Let me see you through

So long, I hate to see you go So I save my tears for later on down the road How come I keep I holding on Knowing you won’t be coming home As her car pulls out the driveway And she don’t wave goodbye Her last words echo in my mind Listen honey, I gotta

Nobody but (you) Took me for a (fool) You won't see no tears They all dried up yesterday Do I spark the fear that I'm gonna walk away Nobody but you I used to love (you)