I need a friend, I need a friend Lord I need a friend It brings me down, it brings me down Lord, it brings me down Yeah, have your friend in money Masquerade is Jesus love I like a friend whose name is Judas You ain’t got no blessing from above By the book’s cover you tell them That’s the way the Lord says it should be You don’t really have no answers You pray to their uncertainty They need a friend, they need a friend Lord they need a friend It brings them down, it brings them down Lord it brings them down They need someone, someone to trust Lord they need a friend They need a friend, they need a friend Lord they need a friend You flip them round them like a butterfly You do anything that they say When the shiny bright light fades You pack up and fly away Friend is not just for Christmas It’s the person or the man you see Shadow that fades when the Sun goes down Ain’t no use to me They need a friend, they need a friend Lord they need a friend It weighs them down, it weighs them down Lord it weighs them down They need someone, someone to trust Lord they’ve wisdom down They need a friend, they need a friend Lord they need a friend I need a friend, I need a friend Lord I need a friend I need someone, someone to trust Lord I need a friend It wears me down, it wears me down Lose, it wears me down I need a friend, someone to trust Lord I need a friend