i know you mean to help when you re giving me advice but don t you realize that you can t live my life i ve got to get me up and fly i can t breathe down here and if i crash keep standing by i m just gettin into gear stand by me you don t need to say a word if i stumble or i fall or i can t see the writing on the wall please don t say nothing at all just stand by me just stand by me don t tell me about how i m doing right or wrong i don t need no advice on how to sing my song i ve got to find my own way and do my own thing and if you wanna be my friend let me push my own swing stand by me you don t need to say a word if i stumble or i fall or i can t see the writing on the wall please don t say nothing at all just stand by me just stand by me1