(sheryl crow, todd wolfe)

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