Lean on Me

This is for that little child with no father

For that man that doesn't have a place to stay

For that little boy living with AIDS

[R. Kelly] Can I tell you a story, tell you a story

[Kirk] You can lean on me

There's a man

Standing on the corner

He has no home

He has no food

And his blue skies are gone

Can't you hear him cryin' out

And there's a girl

Searching for a father and a friend

Praying that the storm someday will end

But instead of walking away

Open up your heart and say

I, am here

You don't have to worry

I can see, your tears

I'll be there in a hurry when you call

[Choir] Friends are there to catch you when you fall

[Choir] Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

Oh, there's a child

Who is sick and begging to be free

But there is no cure for his disease

He looks up to his mother and

[Choir] As she holds, his hand

[Bono] Praying that someday

The sun will shine again

[Kirk] And the pain?

[Choir] And the pain, will end

[Kirk] Pain will end (come on)

[Chorus] (with Mary J. Blige ad-libs)

[R. Kelly] Tell me, how can I, how can I love Jesus

When I've never seen His face?

[Bono] Yeah, I see you dying

[Crystal Lewis] And I turn and walk away

[Crystal] So hold my hand

[Bono] Let me take you to a friend of mine

[Dalon Collins] He's waiting just to ease your troubled mind

[Kirk] Yeah, yeah, He loves you more than you'll ever know

[Bono] 'Stead of walking away

[Kirk] Open up

[Crystal Lewis] Open up your heart and say

[Kirk] Come on