Time... oh, take some time Oh, if you wouldn't mind just a minute or two 'Cause time done weighin' on my mind baby Blinded my eyes baby, not knowin' what to do Alone I've done held the hand of sorrow Feelin' I'm hangin' from the gallows Lord won't ya please color my sky one time blue When life left town, and run me through, yeah Oh baby, I'm just glad I found a friend... a friend in you Oh yeah Now listen... I tried... lo', how I done tried Oh, not to break down when it was goodbye An' I say, no one said it was gonna be easy I found out that ain't no damn lie Alone I've done held the hand of sorrow Feelin' I'm hangin' from the gallows Lord won't ya please color my sky one time blue When life left town, and run me through, yeah Oh baby, I'm just glad I found a friend... a friend in you (Yeah, thanks brotha') Alone I've done held the hand of sorrow Feelin' I'm hangin' from the gallows Lord, won't ya please color my sky one time blue When life left town, oh baby, an' run me through Oh baby yeah, I'm just glad I found a friend Friend in you... A friend in you, yeah, oh... Friend in you, yeah... A friend in you, yeah Friend in you, baby you... A friend in you, yeah, oh yeah... A friend in you, baby, oh yeah (Shit, a friend, in you) (Ohh-ahh-ohh-ohh...)