[Verse 1] I will wake in the morning if you call And I'll stand beside you as long as I can I will hold back the evening of your sun But I won't crumble with you if you fall [Verse 2] I will Picture: Getty. Singer Ben E King wrote the soul classic with songwriting partners Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. After a session one day, Leiber and Stoller asked King if he had any other songs, and he started playing what turned into 'Stand By Me'. Stoller later said: "I remember arriving at our office as Jerry and Ben were working on lyrics Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand, Nothing compares to the promise I have in You. My Jesus, My Savior, Lord, there is none like You; All of my days I want to praise The wonders of Your mighty love. My comfort, my shelter, Tower of refuge and strength; Let every breath, all that I am Never cease to worship You. Shout to the Lord, all the Won't let nobody hurt you. I'll stand by you. Take me in, into your darkest hour. And I'll never desert you. I'll stand by you. I'll stand by you. Won't let nobody hurt you. I'll stand by you. Won .

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