when the night has come,
when the night has come and the land is dark
when the night has come,
when the night has come and the land is dark (yeh)

and the moon is the only light (what)
and the moon is the only light (what)
and the moon is the only light - we will see

When the night (when the night has come)
has come (when the night has come and the land is dark)
(when the night has come and the land is dark)
And the land is dark

And the moon (and the moon is the only light)
is the only (and the moon is the only light)
light we'll see(and the moon is the only light - we will see)

No I won't (no i wont be afraid)
be afraid (no i wont be afraid)
Oh I (no i wont be afraid)
won't be afraid(no i wont be afraid)

Just as long (just as long as you)
as you stand (just as long as you),
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)

And darlin, darlin, stand by me,
(c'mon and stand!) stand by me

just as long (stand by)
as you stand (stand by)
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)

If the sky (if the sky that we look upon)
that we look upon (sky that we look upon should tumble and fall)
Should tumble and fall

Or the mountain (or the mountain)
should crumble (or the mountain)
to the sea ( or the mountains should crumble to the sea)

I won't cry (no i wont cry),
I won't cry (no i wont cry)
No I (no i wont shed a tear) won't shed a tear

Just as long (just as long as you)
as you stand (just as long as you),
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)

And darlin, darlin, stand by me (Ohhh stand by me)
stand by me just as long (stand by)
as you stand (stand by)
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Who a stand by me,
just as long as you (what)
just as long as you (what)
just as long as you stand by me
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Darlin, darlin, stand by me (come on and stand!)
stand by me,
just as long (stand by)
as you stand (stand by)
stand by me (just as long as you stand by me)

stand by me (come on and stand)
stand by me

just as long as you (what)
just as long as you (what)
just as long as you stand by me (whooooaaaa)
and darlin, darlin, stand by me (c'mon n stand)
stand by me (by me)
just as long (stand by)
as you stand (stand by)
stand by me(just as long as you stand by me)