when the night has come oh yeah and the land is dark and the moon is the only light we ll see i won t cry i won t cry no i won t shed a tear not as long not as long as you stand by me sometimes i sit down and i wonder i sit down and i wonder baby i wonder if you love me do you love me like you say you you know a friend of mine jackie wilson might say puh leeees don t go jackie wilson might say puh leeees don t go oh my darlin won t you stand by me david ruffin of the temptaions might say i got sunshine on a cloudy day when it s cold outside i ve even got the month of may billy stewart might say a baby a baby a baby a won t you tell me a tell me a tell me a hope you tell me now my darlin i said a right now oh yeah oh my darling won t you stand by me smokey robinson from the miracles might say i will build you a castle with a tower so high it reaches the moon i ll gather melodies from birds that fly chuck jackson might say any day now don t fly away my beautiful bird baby baby baby oh my darling won t you stand by me but my name is spyder turner and i ll get down on my knees and say darling don t go you know that i need your love so doggone bad oh yeah c mon girl and stand by me whenever i m in trouble won t you stand c mon and stand 