This song says, uh, no matter who you are, no matter where you go in your life, at some point you gon' need somebody to stand by you. Oh yeah, oh my darling, stand by me No matter who you are, no matter where you go in life You gon' need somebody to stand by you No matter how much money you got or the friends you got You gon' need somebody to stand by you When the night has come and the land is dark And that moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't shed one tear Just as long as you people come and stand by me And darling, darling, stand by me, Oh stand by me Oh stand, stand, come on stand by me When the sky that we look upon, well, should tumble and fall Oh and the mountains, they should crumble into the sea I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me So darling, darling, stand by me Oh stand by me Please stand, stand by me, stand by me And darling, darling, stand by me Oh stand by me Please stand, stand by me, stand by me Oh baby baby So darling, darling, stand Oh stand Oh stand, stand by me, come on, stand by me Stand Oh won't you stand Oh stand, stand by me, come on, stand by me When the night has come and the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see I won't be afraid, I won't be afraid Not as long, not as long as you, yeah, stand by me