Lean On Me, uma das músicas mais conhecidas de Bill Withers, foi inspirada por sua experiência de vida na cidade de mineração de carvão em Slab Fork, West Virginia. Essa música se destaca por sua mensagem de amizade e apoio mútuo em tempos difíceis. Foi lançada em 1972 e rapidamente se tornou um grande sucesso, muito devido à sua letra simples e poderosa mensagem universal de solidariedade e compaixão.
Sometimes in our lives We all have pain We all have sorrow But if we are wise We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on
Please swallow your pride If I have things You need to borrow For no one can fill Those of your needs That you won't let show
So just call on me brother, when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'd understand We all need somebody to lean on
Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on
So just call on me brother, when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'd understand We all need somebody to lean on
If there is a load you have to bear That you can't carry I'm right up the road I'll share your load If you just call me (call me)