been ignored and i been abused been mistreated and i ve been misused been discouraged and turned aside overloaded when my hand s are tied that s the time when i need a hand a helping hand i need a helping hand things i do are criticized ripped to pieces and analyzed i tell the truth and they call me a liar exaggerator and a magnifier that s the time i need a hand a helping hand i need a helping hand yea there were times when i lived alone lock the doors disconnect the phone i warn everybody tell em not to call complete isolation i need most of all but after awhile i need some company i tell my friends come see about me that s the time when i need a hand a helping hand i need a helping hand need a helping hand i need a helping hand need a helping hand i need a helping hand i need somebody to stand by me i need somebody to stand by me whoa yea i need a hand i need a helping hand i need a hand i need a helping hand i need somebody i need somebody i need somebody hey to stand by my me