When you’re down and troubled and you need a helpin’ hand
And nothin’ oh, nothin’ is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me, and soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night.
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
I’ll come runnin’ to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall all you got to do is call,
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. You’ve got a friend.
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old North wind should begin to blow.
Keep your head together, and call my name out loud.
And soon I’ll be knockin’ upon your door.
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
I’ll come runnin’ to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall all you got to do is call,
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hey, ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend,
When people can be so cold, they’ll hurt you, and desert you,
Well they’ll take your soul if you let them,
Oh, yeah, but don’t you let them.
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
I’ll come runnin’ to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall all you got to do is call,
And I’ll be there, yes I will. You’ve got a friend. You’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend? Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend?
Oh, yeah, yeah. You’ve got a friend.
1971 – Carole King – Performed by James Taylor – Album: Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon