"You Are My Friend" lyrics
(originally by Patti LaBelle)
This song is dedicated to all of you
Goes like this
You are my friend
I never knew till then
My friend
Whoah, when you hold my hand
No, can't say a word
Because I see your face whenever you're near
Whoah, I feel alive with brand new eyes
You made me realize
Oh, with brand new eyes
You made me realize
The future is bright
I
I been around (And around)
I've been around and around and around
(I've been lookin' around and you were here all the time)
Oh, I've been around (And around)
I've been around and around and around and around
Oh, yeah
(I've been lookin' around and you were here all the time)
You're moanin' I've been around
Lookin' around
You were here all the time
I've been lookin', I've been lookin' around
Everything I needed
Is right here all the time
You see, these girls
Martha and Izora
I met them three years ago
Was it February, Martha?
February
Three years ago
Little audition we held on 6th Avenue and Judah
I will not forget
We had our first rehearsal in a Volkswagen on our way to Marin County
And these girls have stuck with me all through everything, y'all
And they here right now
Want you to know that
You see
I don't know if y'all have noticed it or not
But these women can sing, y'all
Honey, your ear has to be in your foot
To not hear these women can sing
They don't need these dresses
They don't need them jewelries
They don't need that hair
These women can sing y'all
Now, folks say seeing is believing
Right?
I done told you everything I could tell ya
Now it's there turn to tell ya
Martha, you've been around
Girl, I know that you've been around
I've been around
And you were here all the time
I've been searching everywhere
What about love
Or the understanding
I found it here all the time
Oh, I've been looking around
I've been looking around
Yeah
Yeah, I've been looking around
I've been looking around
You, I knew, were looking all the time, I'll be there
I hope y'all understand that we love each other, y'all
I swore you been around
Girl, I know you've been around
I've been lookin'
You were here all the time
I've been many places
Seen a lot of faces
But, oh, when I needed someone
You were here all the time
Yeah, I've been around
Whoa, I've been around
Been around
Around
Around
Yeah, I've been around
Only thing I want to know
I've been around and around and around
(I've been lookin' around and you were here all the time)
I've been around and around and around
(I've been looking around and you were here all the time)
You are, oh, my friend
Goes like this
You are my friend
I never knew till then
My friend
Whoah, when you hold my hand
No, can't say a word
Because I see your face whenever you're near
Whoah, I feel alive with brand new eyes
You made me realize
Oh, with brand new eyes
You made me realize
The future is bright
I
I been around (And around)
I've been around and around and around
(I've been lookin' around and you were here all the time)
Oh, I've been around (And around)
I've been around and around and around and around
Oh, yeah
(I've been lookin' around and you were here all the time)
You're moanin' I've been around
Lookin' around
You were here all the time
I've been lookin', I've been lookin' around
Everything I needed
Is right here all the time
You see, these girls
Martha and Izora
I met them three years ago
Was it February, Martha?
February
Three years ago
Little audition we held on 6th Avenue and Judah
I will not forget
We had our first rehearsal in a Volkswagen on our way to Marin County
And these girls have stuck with me all through everything, y'all
And they here right now
Want you to know that
You see
I don't know if y'all have noticed it or not
But these women can sing, y'all
Honey, your ear has to be in your foot
To not hear these women can sing
They don't need these dresses
They don't need them jewelries
They don't need that hair
These women can sing y'all
Now, folks say seeing is believing
Right?
I done told you everything I could tell ya
Now it's there turn to tell ya
Martha, you've been around
Girl, I know that you've been around
I've been around
And you were here all the time
I've been searching everywhere
What about love
Or the understanding
I found it here all the time
Oh, I've been looking around
I've been looking around
Yeah
Yeah, I've been looking around
I've been looking around
You, I knew, were looking all the time, I'll be there
I hope y'all understand that we love each other, y'all
I swore you been around
Girl, I know you've been around
I've been lookin'
You were here all the time
I've been many places
Seen a lot of faces
But, oh, when I needed someone
You were here all the time
Yeah, I've been around
Whoa, I've been around
Been around
Around
Around
Yeah, I've been around
Only thing I want to know
I've been around and around and around
(I've been lookin' around and you were here all the time)
I've been around and around and around
(I've been looking around and you were here all the time)
You are, oh, my friend
