Mh-mm Mh-mh, mhmm ♪ Ho-ho, yeah Mh-mh-mh-mh ♪ It's quiet here tonight There's a light burning far away It burns in my heart In the rain, in the dark Well, this girl is gonna have her day I've been this alone for so long I'm beginning to wonder why I stand in one place Different name, different face But no one's gonna see me break down and cry Won't somebody stand by me? Stand by me just one time Won't somebody stand by me? Stand by me just one time Lord, I don't understand What's slipping through these hands You'd think by know I'd know when to let go Here I am (here I am) Won't somebody stand, stand by me? I'm not bending tonight But I'm twisted, and turned, and broken down I'm starting to know the sound Of nothing, and no one yet everything Well if God's here tonight Are you here tonight? Maybe you could grab me up Lord, stand me on my feet Give me strength and set me free 'Cause I'm not giving in until I've had enough Won't somebody stand by me? Stand by me just one time Won't somebody stand by me? Stand by me just one time Oh, I don't know whats slipping through these hands You'd think by now I'd know when it's time to let go So here I am (here I am) And I'm throwing down my one last hope Here I am Won't somebody stand, stand by me? ♪ Stand by me (stand by me) Stand, stand by me (stand by me just one time) Won't somebody stand by me? Let me, let me, just stand by me (stand by me just one time) I don't understand what's slipping through these hands You'd think by now I'd know When to let go Here I am (here I am) And I'm throwing down my one last hope Won't somebody stand by me, stand by me just one time? Won't somebody ooh (stand by me) Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah (stand by me just one time?) I don't understand What's slipping through these hands You'd think by now I would know When to let go Here I am (here I am) Won't somebody Stand, stand