(lyrics are written by Kirk Franklin) Written by Kirk Franklin

Verse 1:
(R-Kelly)
There's a man
Standing on the corner with no home
He has no food and his blue skies are gone
Can't you hear him crying out

(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:
(The Family)
I am here
You don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry
When you call
Friends are there to catch you
When you fall
Here's my shoulder
You can lean on me

Verse 2:
(Mary J.Blige) (*The Family)
There's a child (*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 as

*She holds (holds) his hand (his hand)

(Bono)
Praying that someday
The sun will shine again
*And the pain will end*

Chorus:
(The Family)
I am here
You don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry
When you call
Friends are there to catch you
When you fall
Here's my shoulder
You can lean on me

(R-kelly)How can I love Jesus
When I've never seen His face
(Bono)Yet I see you dying
Crystal Lewis)And I turn and walk away
So hold my hand
(Bono)Let me take you to a friend of mine
(R-Kelly)He's waiting just to ease your troubled mind
(Bono)Yet instead of walking away
(Mary J. Blige)Open up your heart and say

Chorus:
(The Family)
I am here
You don't have to worry
I can see your tears
I'll be there in a hurry
When you call
Friends are there to catch you
(Soloist)
When you fall
Here's my shoulder
You can lean on me

(Bono) Here's my shoulder
You can lean on me
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Thanks to (Faith) for correcting these lyrics. Feb 1, 2008

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