It`s quiet here tonight
There`s a light burnin` far away
It burns in my heart
In the rain, in the dark
Well, this girl`s 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 now I`d know when to let go
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 and 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 understand
What`s slipping through these hands
You`d think by now I`d know when to let go
So 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 just one time
Won`t somebody 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
And I`m throwing down my one last hope

Won`t somebody stand by me just one time
Won`t somebody 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