Lean on Me Music Video

Lean on Me by Bill Withers

Sometimes in our lives

We all have pain

We all have sorrow

But if we are wise

We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong

And I'll be your friend

I'll help you carry on

For it won't be long

'Til I'm gonna need

Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride

If I have things you need to borrow

For no one can fill those of your needs

That you won't let show

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand (Chorus)

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'd understand

We all need somebody to lean on

Second Verse

Lean on me, when you're not strong

And I'll be your friend

I'll help you carry on

For it won't be long

'Til I'm gonna need

Somebody to lean on

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand (Chorus)

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'd understand

We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear

That you can't carry

I'm right up the road

I'll share your load

If you just call me

Call me (if you need a friend)

Call me (Call me)

Call me (if you need a friend)

Call me (if you ever need a friend)

Call me (Call me)

Call me

Call me (if you need a friend)

General Idea

Every single human bean hates the feeling of loneliness. Most people fear being alone and having no one there to help them. In this song he’s letting the person he loves know that they can lean on him, that they don’t have to go through it alone. He will be there for them when they are going through a rough time and in turn he knows they will be there for him when he’s going through a hard time. He also tells all of us that we have someone we can lean on, we just have to call and let them help you.

Quote Inferences

We all have pain/We all have sorrow/But if we are wise/We know that there's always tomorrow:---The first two lines tell me that he knows all too well of the pain and sorrow of this world. It also tells me that he knows he’s not the only one who has gone through it. Over the years he has gotten wise and hasn’t let one rough patch strop him from living. He always knows tomorrow will come and the sorrow and pain wont last.

If there is a load you have to bear/That you can't carry/I'm right up the road/I'll share your load/If you just call me: ---This is a vey caring and loving man. He is willing to bear the load with his friend so his friend wont feel as much weight on his back. All he needs is his friend to let him help, to trust him. He is the friend we all hope to have, one that will always think of us first and themselves second.