you need a mess of help to stand alone

i need a breeze blowing softly

to keep my wind vane from standing

i need a whole lot of sunshine

to keep my sundial advancing

i need some soil 'fore my grass will grow

i need some spark to make my candle glow

relief i cried

ain't no shuck 'n' jive

i need a mess of help to stand alone

i need a spark by a fire

to stop the cold of my winter

i need a burst of your raindrops

to keep a flow in my river

i need a call for my phone will ring

i need your song for my voice will sing

please realize

i'm not half alive

without a mess of help to stand alone

i need the warmth of your smile

to heat my frostbitten sorrow

i need your hand on my shoulder

to lead todays to tomorrows

i need your strength to lock me to the track

i need your trust to bust the things i lack

belief i cried

ain't no shuck 'n' jive

i need a mess of help to stand alone