[Intro]
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me
Stand by me, if the...
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me
Stand by me, if the...

[Verse 1]
Girl you ain't gotta ask, yes you're the one I love
I know you're a angel, you were sent from up above
I know that we go together 'cause you fit me like a glove
(I know that we go together 'cause you fit me like a glove)
I know that it gets hard, I know that it gets tough
I know it ain't always smooth, I know that it gets rough
But the thing about your love, I just can't get enough
(But the thing about your love, I just can't get enough)

[Bridge]
Girl I hope that you know I will never let you go
And I promise even when we fight
That I'ma be there every day and every night now
I'll stay right by your side
There's no place so high
And I know it's probably gonna hurt
But promise that we gon' find a way to make it work
[Chorus]
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
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darling, darling

[Verse 2]
I promise through the ups and downs and through the thick and thin
Through the little arguments and all the stupid bickering
I'ma be a other half girl, I'm like your twin
(I'ma be a other half girl, I'm like your twin)
Even when we gonna fight and I wanna run away
I'll always give another shot, I never put my gun away
When the clouds are coming in, I swear you brighten up my day
When it's January promise that I got a month to May

[Bridge]
Girl I hope that you know I will never let you go
And I promise even when we fight
That I'ma be there every day and every night now
I'll stay right by your side
There's no place so high
And I know it's probably gonna hurt
But promise that we gon' find a way to make it work
[Chorus]
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
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darling, darling

[Outro]
Relationships, well Sigmund
Relationships are so fragile
It just takes one thing
One tiny little offense and it can snowball on you
And if that snowball starts to pick up speed, God forbid
You better tuck and go my friend
Relationships don't work the way they do on television and in the movies
Will they? Won't they?
And they finally do and they're happy forever, give me a break
9 out of 10 of them end because they weren't right for each other to begin with
And half the ones that get married get divorced anyway
And I'm telling you right now through all this stuff I have not become a cynic, I haven't
Bottom line
It's couples that are truly right for each other wade through the same crap as everybody else
But the big difference is they don't let it take them down
One of those two people will stand up and fight for that relationship, every time
If it's right and they're real lucky
One of them will say something