Words & music: michael w. smith and bob farrell



Hey boy - did you find out

Whatcha had to know - 'n what it's all about

When you started to move - just a step at a time

You never wanted to fall

You took a chance on the wild side

Hey, girl - can'tcha come down

Are ya way at the top - afraid of somethin' you found

Then you try to go back - not as easy to do

Did you find who you are

From a dance on the wild side



I know sometimes it's hard for you

To keep your feet upon the path that you've chosen

It's not for you to walk alone

Together we can take this road where it's going - hang on



Chorus 1:

Stand by me - stand right here

The time has come to say it clear

Now don't give up - but don't give in

We will stand together to the end

And i'll be around - i'll be around, yeah



No joke - the sooner you find

It happens all the same - for every mother's child

When you walk in the dark - then you stumble and fall

It's a part of it all

When we dance on the wild side



But everybody needs someone

Who loves 'em through the toughest times - while they're growing - yah

Who keeps a candle burning

When the darkness covers up the path where they're going - hang on



Chorus 2:

Stand by me - stand right here

The time has come to say it clear

Now don't give up - don't give in

We will stand together to the end

And i'll be around - come what may

Heaven hears us when we pray

So don't give up - but don't give in

We will stand together to the end

I will be there, my good friend

And i'll be around



Be around, i'll be around...

I'll walk this road with you

Wherever it may wind

And i'll be around



Chorus 2


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