When times have been tuff And the road has been ruff And the people are mean And you ain't feelin' seen When yer low and yer down And there's no one round And you can't remember the last time That you felt alright I'll be yer friend I'm gon' be yer friend Well there ain't no shame in sharin' A load to heavy to bear I'll be yer friend On the darkest of nites With no lite in site Don't trubble weigh a ton I'm gunna be on the run To you I'll be yer friend Well there ain't no shame in sharin' A load to heavy to bear I'll be yer friend I'll be yer friend Well, there ain't no sense in just-a sittin' alone Jus' call me up on the telephone You can lean on me, friend Dontcha know, you can lean on me, friend In the storm, in the night When nuthin' ain't-a feelin' rite, I'll be there You know, that people can be so cold Leave ya stranded all alone I'll be right there, I'll be right there When the thymes have been tuff And the rode has been ruff And you can't remember the last time That you felt alright I'll be yer friend I'm gonna be yer friend Well, there ain' no shame in sharin' A load too heavy to bear You can lean on me, friend Dontcha know, you can lean on me, friend