Lean On Me Lyrics

Lean On Me lyrics

Intro

(Bono) Oooooohhh

(Kirk) This is for that little child with no father

For that man that doesn't have a place to stay

For that little boy living with AIDS

(R. Kelly) Can I tell you a story, tell you a story

(Kirk) You can lean on me



Verse 1

(R. Kelly) There's a man (oh yes)

Standing on the corner

He has no home

He has no food

And his blue skies are gone (yes it is)

Can't you hear him cryin' out



Ending of Verse 1

(Crystal Lewis) And there's a girl

Searching for a father and a friend

Praying that the storm someday will end

But instead of walking away

Open up your heart and say



Chorus 1

(Choir) I am here

You don't have to worry

I can see...

(Kirk) I can see your tears

(Choir) ....your tears

I'll be there in a hurry when you call

(Kirk) Yes I will

(Choir) Friends are there to catch you when you fall

(Kirk) Here's my shoulder

(Choir) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me



Re-Intro

(Kirk) halleluia

(Mary J. Blige) Ooooohhhhh

(Kirk) Listen



Verse 2

(Mary J. Blige) Oh, there's a child

Who is sick and begging to be free

But there is no cure for his disease

He looks up to his mother and



Ending of Verse 2

(Choir) As she hold (holds), his hand (hand)

(Bono) Prayin' that someday

The sun will shine again

(Kirk) And the pain?

(Choir) And the pain will end

(Kirk) Pain will end....Come on



Chorus 2

(Choir) I am here

(Mary J. Blige) I am here

(Choir) You don't have to worry

(Mary J. Blige) You don't have to worry

(Choir) I can see...

(Mary J. Blige) I see...

(Choir) ....your tears

(Mary J. Blige) ....your tears, yeah

(Choir) I'll be there in a hurry when you call

(Mary J. Blige) I'll be there in a hurry when you call

(Choir) Friends are there to catch you when you fall

(Mary J. Blige) I'm your friend and I'll catch you when, when, when you fall

(Choir) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

(Mary J. Blige) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me



Bridge

(R. Kelly) Tell me, how can I, how can I love Jesus

When I've never seen His face

(Bono) Yeah, I see you dying

(Crystal Lewis) And I turn and walk away



Verse 3

(Crystal) So hold my hand

(Mary J. Blige) Oooooohhhhh

(Bono) Let me take you to a friend of mine

(R. Kelly) He's waiting just to ease your troubled mind

(Kirk) Yeah, yeah, He loves you more than you'll ever know

(Bono) 'Stead of walking away

(Kirk) Open up

(Crystal Lewis) Open up your heart and say

(Kirk) Come on



Chorus 3

(Choir) I am here

(R. Kelly) I am here

(Choir) You don't have to worry

I can see your tears

I'll be there in a hurry when you call

(Kirk) Alleluia

(Choir) Aaaaaaah

(Tamila Mann - Family) When you call, friends will be there to catch you when,
catch you when you fall

(Choir) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

(Dalon Collins - Family) Thank you Jesus, yeah

(R. Kelly) OhYeah, oh yeah

(Choir) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

(Bono) You can lean on me

(R. Kelly) Lean on me, yeah, yeah

you're my friend but you're also my brother...here's my shoulder you can lean
on me