Mort Shuman - I Need Somebody To Lean On lyrics

[Verse 1] I need somebody to lean on I need somebody to, to tell my troubles to No use denying, I'm close to crying But what good, tell me, what good would my crying do? [Verse 2] I need somebody to help me Help me forget all those worries on my mind And when I'm lonely, if someone would only Want to be sweet and kind [Verse 3] I need somebody, won't that somebody Please, please listen to my plea? Need that somebody, won't that somebody Come running to me? [Verse 4] I need somebody to lean on I'm tired of being unhappy and so blue If she came I would hold her 'Cause I need that shoulder to lean on, yes, I really do I need somebody and maybe that somebody is you