Stand By Me (Original Album Version) Lyrics
4 The Cause
Lyrics
when the night has come,
when the night has come and the land is dark
when the night has come,
when the night has come and the land is dark (yeh)
and the moon is the only light (what)
and the moon is the only light (what)
and the moon is the only light - we will see
When the night (when the night has come)
has come (when the night has come and the land is dark)
(when the night has come and the land is dark)
And the land is dark
And the moon (and the moon is the only light)
is the only (and the moon is the only light)
light we'll see(and the moon is the only light - we will see)
No I won't (no i wont be afraid)
be afraid (no i wont be afraid)
Oh I (no i wont be afraid)
won't be afraid(no i wont be afraid)
Just as long (just as long as you)
as you stand (just as long as you),
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)
And darlin, darlin, stand by me,
(c'mon and stand!) stand by me
just as long (stand by)
as you stand (stand by)
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)
If the sky (if the sky that we look upon)
that we look upon (sky that we look upon should tumble and fall)
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain (or the mountain)
should crumble (or the mountain)
to the sea (or the mountains should crumble to the sea)
I won't cry (no i wont cry),
I won't cry (no i wont cry)
No I (no i wont shed a tear) won't shed a tear
Just as long (just as long as you)
as you stand (just as long as you),
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)
And darlin, darlin, stand by me (Ohhh stand by me)
stand by me just as long (stand by)
as you stand (stand by)
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Who a stand by me,
just as long as you (what)
just as long as you (what)
just as long as you stand by me
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Darlin, darlin, stand by me (come on and stand!)
stand by me,
just as long (stand by)
as you stand (stand by)
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)
stand by me (come on and stand)
stand by me
just as long as you (what)
just as long as you (what)
just as long as you stand by me (whooooaaaa)
and darlin, darlin, stand by me (c'mon n stand)
stand by me (by me)
just as long (stand by)
as you stand (stand by)
stand by me(just as long as you stand by me)
Song & Lyrics Facts
"Stand by Me" is a classic song written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
It was first released in 1961 on the album Don't Play That Song! by Ben E. King. The original version of "Stand by Me" features the backing vocals of The Drifters and was produced by Leiber and Stoller. The lyrics tell the story of someone who will always be there for their loved one no matter what happens. The song has been covered by many artists over the years and became an enduring hit with its release as a single in 1986, when it reached number one in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also made the top 10 in several other countries and won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The song remains popular today and continues to be used in movies and TV shows.