Stand By Me - Martha Reeves

stand`by
walk in a corner shop
see a shoplifting cop
see the old lady with a gun
see the hero try 2 run
nothing's what it seems, i mean
it's not all dirty, but it's not all clean
there's children paying bills
there's monks buying thrills
there's pride for sale in magazines
there's pills for rent 2 make u clean
marvin gaye, there's no brother, brother
woody guthrie's land can't feed mother
mothers weep, children sleep
so much violence ends in silence
it's a shame there's no one 2 blame
for all the pain that life brings
if u will just take me it might just complete me
and together we can make a stand
a waitress brings me lunch
we meet but do not touch
on tv, d.c. is selling lies
while in the corner, king's dream dies
go 2 the counter, pay for me and my friend
a homeless man pulls out a roll, says it's on him
the mayor has no cash
mothers weep, children sleep
so much violence ends in silence
it's a shame there's no one 2 blame
for all the pain that life brings
if u will just take me it might just complete me
and together we can make a stand
u will love me, i will love u
mothers weep, children sleep
so much violence ends in silence
it's a shame there's no one 2 blame
for all the pain that life brings
if u will just take me it might just complete me
andtogether we can make a stand