Stand beside me (video)

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1. He left me cryin' late one Sunday night outside of Boulder,

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he said he had to find himself out on the road.

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I guess when love goes wrong you gotta learn to be strong.

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2. So I worked two jobs, and I moved three times,

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I ended up south of Memphis workin' down in Riverside.

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I may not be so lucky in love, but, the one thing I'm sure of.....

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I want a man to stand beside me, not in front of or behind me,

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give me two arms that want to hold me, not own me,

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and I'll give all the love in my heart !

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Stand beside me, be true, don't tell lies to me,

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I'm not looking for a fantasy, I want a man to stand beside me !

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3. I didn't expect to see him one hot July morning,

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his hair was longer, but his eyes were the same old blue.

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He said, "I've missed you for so long !

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Oh, baby, what can I do?" I said....

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I want a man to stand beside me, not in front of or behind me,

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give me two arms that want to hold me, not own me,

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and I'll give all the love in my heart !

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+ Oh, it's hard to tell him “no” when I want him so bad,

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but, I've got to be true to my heart this time.

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+ I'm not looking for a fantasy,

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I want a man to stand beside me !

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I want a ma..........n to stand beside me !

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Stand beside me ! Oh, stand beside me ! Oh, oh !

(Jo Dee Messina)