Ok, so I go out every night And yeah, I don't come home at all sometimes But won't you please, leave out the keys for this friend in need? Without you You know I ain't got a life Without you It's all hand to mouth I see my hope On the end of a rope And it's hanging on a friend in need Never judge a book by its cover Don't believe all that you read Don't take for granted that what folk'll tell ya Is what folk'll really mean Well, as I'm honest, straight to the point Yeah, it was me, I did it and I'd do it again I admit I'm a leper, expensive to feed But I'm still a friend in need And if you need me Then lean on me If you need it Then please call me I'll do anything for you And that much is true, yeah Yeah I've done it all And I'd do it all for you Never judge a book by its cover Don't believe all that you read Don't take for granted that what folk'll tell ya Is what folk'll really mean When you've lost your friend of a lifetime When your summertime friend has left the scene Won't you please think of me, well just sometimes? Because I'll always be a friend in need And if you need me Then lean on me And if you need it Then please call me I'll do anything for you Oh, that much is true, yeah Anything at all Anything at all for you (And if you need me) Lean on me (And if you need me) Please call me (And if you need me) Lean on me (And if you need me) Please call me