Long after we're gone The Moon will light The same every night Sand stands by the sea Shining on the golden Sun We're just human beings We're tiny, we can try But it's all we'll ever be So come and hold my hand Until we're old and ugly And life reaches to its end But 'till then Stand by me And I will stand by you Hold my body 'till I can breathe Stand by me There's a long way to go Impossible heights to climb on the way We'll always be marching on Holding this island and breaking the cold We're just human beings We're tiny, we can try But it's all we'll ever be So come and hold my hand Until we're old and ugly And life reaches to its end But 'till then Stand by me And I will stand by you Hold my body 'till I can breathe Stand by me Stand by me Stand by you Hold my body 'till I cannot breathe Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me