Stand Beside Me

<br>(Stephen Allen Davis)<br><br>He left me cryin` late one Sunday night outside of Boulder<br>He said he had to find himself out on the road<br>I guess when love goes wrong<br>You`ve gotta learn to be strong<br><br>So I worked two jobs<br>And I moved three times<br>I ended up south of Memphis, workin` down in Riverside<br>I may not be so lucky in love<br>But the one thing I`m sure of<br><br>I want a man that stands beside me<br>Not in front of or behind me<br>Give me two arms that want to hold me, not own me<br>And I`ll give all the love in my heart<br>Stand beside me<br>Be true, don`t tell lies to me<br>I`m not lookin` for a fantasy<br>I want a man that who stands beside me<br><br>I didn`t expect to see him, one hot July morning<br>His hair was longer but his eyes were the same old blue<br>He said, "I`ve missed you for so long. Oh baby, what can I do?"<br>I said, "I want a man that stands beside me<br>Not in front of or behind me<br>Give me two arms that want to hold me, not own me<br>And I`ll give all the love in my heart."<br><br>It`s hard to<br>Tell him, "No" when I want him so bad<br>But I`ve got to be true to my heart<br>This time<br><br>I`m not lookin` for a fantasy<br>I want a man who stands beside me<br>I want a man<br>Who stands beside me<br><br>Stand beside me........<br>Stand beside me........