DonÕt you ever be sad
Lean on me when times get badWhen the day comes and I know you are down
In a river of trouble and about to drown
Just hold on, I'm comin'Hold on, I'm comin'
Hold on, I'm comin'Hold on, I'm comin'
Comin' to ya on a dusty roadGood lovin' I got a truck load
And when you get it you got somethingSo don't worry cause I'm coming
Cos I'm a soul manI'm a soul man
I'm a soul manI'm a soul man
Wo! I feel good, I knew that I would, nowI feel good,Like I knew that I would, now
So good, so good, I got you
Wo! I feel nice, like sugar and spiceI feel so nice, like sugar and spice
So nice, so good, I got youSo good, so good
I got you
When the night has comeAnd the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll seeNo, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraidJust as long as you stand
Stand by me
So darlin', darlin'Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand by, stand by Stand by me
So darlin', darlin'Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand, stand by meStand by me
(oo) What you want(oo) Baby, I got
(oo) What you need(oo) Do you know I got it?
(oo) All I'm askin'(oo) Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home(just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)
R-E-S-P-E-C-TFind out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-TTake care, TCB
R-E-S-P-E-C-TFind out what it means to me
R-E-S-P-E-C-TTake care, TCB
with a little respectwith a little respect
Think (think) think (think) think (think)Think (think) think (think) think (think)
You better think (think) think about what you're trying to do to meYeah, think (think, think), let your mind go, let yourself be free
Let's go back, let's go back, let's go way on way back whenI didn't even know you, you couldn't have been too much more than ten (just a child)
I ain't no psychiatrist, I ain't no doctor with degreesIt don't take too much high IQ's to see what you're doing to me
You better think (think) think about what you're trying to do to meYeah, think (think, think), let your mind go, let yourself be free
Oh freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom), freedom, yeah freedomFreedom (freedom), freedom (freedom), freedom, ooh freedom
Oh freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom), freedom, yeah freedomFreedom (freedom), freedom (freedom), freedom, ooh freedom