When the night has come And the land is dark And the Moon is the only light we'll see No, I won't be afraid No, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me baby Oh, darling Stand by me, stand by me When the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall And the mountains should crumble to 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 baby And darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me baby Oh, darling Stand by me, stand by me I won't cry, I won't cry, I won't cry No, no, no, no, no Just as long baby, as you stand, stand by me baby You know you're talking about the Rebel King The street corner poet Searchin' for truth Everybody's gonna let you down sometime You're only human But I'm glad God gave me you Ah, there's a sweet surrender I found one thing When I'm down to nothing God's up to something Oh, stand by me, yeah Stand by me baby Oh, stand by me, stand by me Oh, I won't cry, I won't shed a tear I'm talkin' about the true love Stand by me baby Stand by me