I'm comin' home again You were my only friend And landed a shoulder when I needed one the most So lean on me (Lean on me) I'll be by your side any time you need it Lean on me So lean on me Yeah, what is fate when you think you're writing your legacy? I guess it's easy to pick and choose through the recipe Got a question for anybody who testin' me Were you the friction I needed to burn with enough to grease To light the fire required to light the way? Now I'm glowin', light in the ocean for those fightin' the waves All the days that I was broken, the days I learned to change Nights where I was hopeless, growth was the silver lining at play Yes, I'm the leader they wanna see in the booth But I get to be myself in the moments I share with you Crystal clear to me that no distance could come between Say the word, I'm on the way if I'm the one that you need You know we been through the fire but we always found our way on through (On through, on through) And when times get hard, I'll be right here waiting for you I'm comin' home again You were my only friend And landed a shoulder when I needed one the most So lean on me (Lean on me) I'll be by your side any time you need it Lean on me So lean on me (Ooh) I'll be by your side any time you need it (Ooh) So lean on me We all think to be the one that we must go alone As I get older, found the path is not so set in stone The strongest people keep the strongest people in their life To hold the weight when we aren't strong enough to fight the fight Lean on me when the world denies you what you deserve (Yeah) Lean on me when judgemental eyes can't see your worth (Yeah) Lean on me when nothing's certain except for this I'll be there to remind you of what it really is You know we been through the fire but we always found our way on through (On through, on through) And when times get hard, I'll be right here waiting for you I'm comin' home again You were my only friend And landed a shoulder when I needed one the most So lean on me (Lean on me) I'll be by your side any time you need it Lean on me So lean on me (Ooh) I'll be by your side any time you need it (Ooh) So lean on me (Ooh) I'll be by your side any time you need it (Ooh) So lean on me Ooh, please feel free Ooh, to lean on me