the road is long with many winding turns that leads us to who knows where but i m strong strong enough to care ah he ain t heavy cause he s my brother so on we go his welfare is my concern no burden is he we ll get there when the going gets rough i ve got a buddy when the going gets tough i ve got a friend all you have to do is call me yeah yeah all you gotta do is call me yeah yeah cause he s my brother cause he s my brother 