Stand Beside Me - Hothouse Flowers

He has been living through the pages of our time

Known as a true man, pure and sublime

Comes from the earth and out of the skies

From the four corners of the compass and into our lives

He is followed, he who is true

To what there is to be believed in, to the spirit of you

Comes from the day and out of the night

It’s in all things natural, it’s in all things right

Oh sometimes, it’s just not that easy

Oh sometimes, I got to call you, call you

Stand beside me, God, stand beside me

Stand before me and behind me

So I can follow in love

And it all sails so smoothly with a prayer at each hand

We all carry our stones, our good books

On the Holy ground, we stand true to the day, true to the night

It’s got to be natural, it’s got to be right

Oh sometimes, it’s still not that easy

No, sometimes, I’m not the man I think I am

Feel I am, hope I am, know I am

Stand beside me, stand beside me

Stand before me and behind me

So I can be true, so I can be true to my word

Stand beside me, stand beside me

Stand before me, stand beside me