Where Were You When I needed somebody to lean on Where Were You When I needed a shoulder to cry on Oh! Oh baby, I was always around To pick you up when you were falling down Now, now baby, when you were crying the blues Wasn't the one that you came crying to In all the years gone by You've never seen me cry I never let you see the other side of me Where Were You When I needed somebody to lean on? Oh baby Where Were You When I needed a shoulder to cry on? I always held you close When you were feeling weak Guess I was walking down a one-way street I was a fool to think That you'd be there for me Exactly Where Were You? Oh baby, when you needed a friend I stuck beside you thrn through thick and thin Now, now baby, when no-one cared at all Wasn't I the one that you would always call I gave away my heart I knew just where I stood 'Til I reached out for you 'Cause I thought I could Where Were You When I needed somebody to lean on? Oh baby Where Were You When I needed a shoulder to cry on? I always held you close When you were feeling weak Guess I was walking down a one-way street I was a fool to think That you'd be there for me Now even more than what I'm going trough The cut that hurts the most is your attitude You're pretty good at talking what you need You've got a lot to learn about loyalty Believe me baby, there were times You drove me crazy! I was so blind Where Were You When I needed a shoulder to cry on? I always held you close When you were feeling weak Guess I was walking down a one-way street I was a fool to think that You'd be there for me Where Were You (Needed somebody to lean on)