Sometimes all you need is a friend
To help you see that you're not alone
I know I can't heal your pain in the end
But I can be the hand that you hold
The hand that you hold

'Cause some days the Sun fades and the clouds black
But some way, your Sun rays help me bounce back
A son raised where gunplay was the soundtrack
You stuffed a buffet for lunch break up in a brown bag
And I know it sound mad, but it's just a sound fact
Even if the crowd packed, they bounce fast when you down bad
That's why my chosen finna get these roses, Outkast
And when you're cold these doors
are never closing like your browse tabs
So if you feeling like giving in, send a message
I'll hit you up by pigeon if internet disconnected
This infinite intersection we living in gets depressing
It's evident that you stressing
it's hidden in your reflection

Sometimes all you need is a friend
To help you see that you're not alone
I know I can't heal your pain in the end
But I can be the hand that you hold
The hand that you hold

Yeah, daps and pounds whenever I come around
Reminisce on those invincible summers up in the town
We was running through the city used to hop the turnstile
And when the 12 came to get me
you would lose them in the crowd
'Member how my momma used to dress me? Man, I hated it
You was always fresh
and you'd bless me with your favorite kicks
Living in the 'jects, I never questioned how you paid for it
Man, I could take a guess
but you can bet I'm never saying it
But when the changes hit, you'd fade away
like David Blaine claiming it ain't an issue
Weather in your brain a little strange
how you painted the picture
The pain was persistent, can't pay for prescription
Plus the culture framing mental pain
as the lamest admission, a dangerous stigma
The day that your sister rang, man, I came in a minute
Ran up in your kitchen, at your temple you aiming the pistol
Embracing, I gripped you till you came to your senses
Said I couldn't stop the pain
but I'll stand in the rain with you, listen (oh)

Sometimes all you need is a friend
To help you see that you're not alone
I know I can't heal your pain in the end
But I can be the hand that you hold
The hand that you hold

When you need, when you need somebody
When you need, when you need somebody
When you need, when you need somebody
I can be the hand that you hold

I can see it in your eyes
Don't know why you try to hide
All the weight I know you're carrying
Always saying that you're fine
Tell me, aren't you getting tired?
It's okay for you to let me in

Sometimes all you need is a friend
To help you see that you're not alone
I know I can't heal your pain in the end
But I can be the hand that you hold

Oh, sometimes all you need is a friend
To help you see that you're not alone
I know I can't heal your pain in the end
But I can be the hand that you hold
The hand you hold

When you need, when you need somebody
When you need, when you need somebody
When you need, when you need somebody
I can be the hand that you hold

When you need, when you need somebody
When you need, when you need somebody
When you need, when you need somebody
I can be the hand that you hold