SINGER: Kirk Franklin

SONG:Lean On Me

[bono] oooooohhh
[kirk] this is for that little child with no father
for that man that doesn't have a place to stay
for that little boy living with aids
[r. kelly] can i tell you a story, tell you a story
[kirk] you can lean on me
[r. kelly] there's a man (oh yes)
standing on the corner
he has no home
he has no food
and his blue skies are gone (yes it is)
can't you hear him cryin' 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:]
[choir] i am here
you don't have to worry
i can see...
[kirk] i can see your tears
[choir] ....your tears
i'll be there in a hurry when you call
[kirk] yes i will
[choir] friends are there to catch you when you fall
[kirk] here's my shoulder
[choir] here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
[kirk] halleluia
[mary j. blige] ooooohhhhh
[kirk] listen
[mary j. blige] oh, 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 and
[choir] as she hold (holds), his hand (hand)
[bono] prayin' that someday
the sun will shine again
[kirk] and the pain?
[choir] and the pain will end
[kirk] pain will end....come on
[choir] i am here
[mary j. blige] i am here
[choir] you don't have to worry
[mary j. blige] you don't have to worry
[choir] i can see...
[mary j. blige] i see...
[choir] ....your tears
[mary j. blige] ....your tears, yeah
[choir] i'll be there in a hurry when you call
[mary j. blige] i'll be there in a hurry when you call
[choir] friends are there to catch you when you fall
[mary j. blige] i'm your friend and i'll catch you when, when, when you fall
[choir] here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
[mary j. blige] here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
[bridge:]
[r. kelly] tell me, how can i, how can i love jesus
when i've never seen his face
[bono] yeah, i see you dying
[crystal lewis[ and i turn and walk away
[crystal] so hold my hand
[mary j. blige] oooooohhhhh
[bono] let me take you to a friend of mine
[r. kelly] he's waiting just to ease your troubled mind
[kirk] yeah, yeah, he loves you more than you'll ever know
[bono] 'stead of walking away
[kirk] open up
[crystal lewis] open up your heart and say
[kirk] come on
[chorus:]
[choir] i am here
[r. kelly] i am here
[choir] you don't have to worry
i can see your tears
i'll be there in a hurry when you call
[kirk] alleluia
[choir] aaaaaaah
[tamila mann - family] when you call, friends will be there to catch you when, catch you when you fall
[choir] here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
[dalon collins - family] thank you jesus, yeah
[r. kelly] ohyeah, oh yeah
[choir] here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
here's my shoulder, you can lean on me
[bono] you can lean on me
[r. kelly] lean on me, yeah, yeah intro
[bono] oooooohhh
[kirk] this is for that little child with no father
for that man that doesn't have a place to stay
for that little boy living with aids
[r. kelly] can i tell you a story, tell you a story
[kirk] you can lean on me