Kirk Franklin: Lean On Me

Intro
(Bono) Oooooohhh
(Kirk) 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

Verse 1
(R. Kelly) There's a man (oh yes)
Standing on the corner
He has no home
He has no food
And his blue skies are gone (yes it is)
Can you hear him cryin' out

Ending of Verse 1
(Crystal Lewis) 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

Chorus 1
(Choir) I am here
You don't have to worry
I can see...
(Kirk) I can see your tears
(Choir) ....your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
(Kirk) Yes I will
(Choir) Friends are there to catch you when you fall
(Kirk) Here's my shoulder
(Choir) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

Re-Intro
(Kirk) halleluia
(Mary J. Blige) Ooooohhhhh
(Kirk) Listen

Verse 2
(Mary J. Blige) 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

Ending of Verse 2
(Choir) As she hold (holds), his hand (hand)
(Bono) Prayin' that someday
The sun will shine again
(Kirk) And the pain?
(Choir) And the pain will end
(Kirk) Pain will end....Come on

Chorus 2
(Choir) I am here
(Mary J. Blige) I am here
(Choir) You don't have to worry
(Mary J. Blige) You don't have to worry
(Choir) I can see...
(Mary J. Blige) I see...
(Choir) ....your tears
(Mary J. Blige) ....your tears, yeah
(Choir) I'll be there in a hurry when you call
(Mary J. Blige) I'll be there in a hurry when you call
(Choir) Friends are there to catch you when you fall
(Mary J. Blige) I'm your friend and I'll catch you when, when, when you fall
(Choir) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
(Mary J. Blige) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me

Bridge
(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

Verse 3
(Crystal) So hold my hand
(Mary J. Blige) Oooooohhhhh
(Bono) Let me take you to a friend of mine
(R. Kelly) 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

Chorus 3
(Choir) I am here
(R. Kelly) I am here
(Choir) You don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry when you call
(Kirk) Alleluia
(Choir) Aaaaaaah
(Tamila Mann - Family) When you call, friends will be there to catch you when, catch you when you fall
(Choir) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
(Dalon Collins - Family) Thank you Jesus, yeah
(R. Kelly) OhYeah, oh yeah
(Choir) Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
(Bono) You can lean on me
(R. Kelly) Lean on me, yeah, yeah
you're my friend but you're also my brother...here's my shoulder you can lean on me