We all need somebody to lean on Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on You just call on me brother, when you need a hand I just might have a problem

Lord it's the same old tune, fiddle and guitar Where do we take it from here? Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars It's been the same way for years We need a change Somebody told me, when I came to Nashville "Son, you finally got it made" Old Hank made it

Somebody already Broke my heart I've been torn apart so I've been hurt so many Times before You came along when I Needed a savior Someone to pull me

You gotta work We gon' find a way Somebody's gotta do it I know the road is deep I know the journey's long So, I've got to carry on And when I'm in too deep I need you to help me to be strong It ain't gonna happen on its own

So sing to me Won't you sing me your sweet lullaby? Will you hold me? 'Cause all I need is somebody near me When my heart gets weak Somebody out there watching over me When I'm so tired, I can't even sleep Just the sound of your voice is the thing that I

We all need somebody to lean on When you're not strong And I'll be your friend Thank you for being a friend How many of us have them? Ones you can depend on You just call on me brother

And when you wanna be wanted And you need to be needed When you wanna move on 'Cause you want somebody Who's nothing like he is You know I've always been waiting And I guess what I'm saying Is I am that man

Ta-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-ta-da-da-da Let it be me, let it be me And I'll show you love the way it supposed to be When you're faded and alone And need somebody on the phone When she leaves you in the rain You need a high to kill the pain And I

We all need somebody to lean on Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on You just call on me brother, when you need a hand I just might have a problem

I need you you you Let me hear you say yeah Everybody needs somebody Ain't nobody else around When the sun goes down I need your lovin' so bad All the time All the time (all the time)