Wilson Pickett

You Can't Stand Alone

Wilson Pickett


Somebody broke your heart once before, yeah 
Now you claim you don't want love no more 
Listen, girl; hear what I say 
How long do you think you can go on this way? 

CHORUS: 
You know you can't stand alone no matter how you try 
Got to have somebody to love, goes for you & I 
(Everybody needs somebody) (x3) 
All of a sudden you can't stand alone 

Love brought you heartaches sometime, so wrong, yeah 
Don't let it turn your heart into stone 
I love you, baby; this you can recognize, yeah 
I see a spark of love deep in your eyes 

(chorus) 

(instrumental) 

Love brought you misery; that may be true 
But that is something that we all go through 
Oh come put your hand in mine & don't look back 
Let's fall in love, baby; that's where it's at 

You know you can't stand alone no matter how you try 
Got to have somebody to love, goes for you & I 
(repeat & fade): 
(Everybody needs somebody)