Verse 1]
If someday life should change the road we’re on
And miles come rolling in between
If time goes by and we don’t meet so often
Don’t let it fade what friendship means
We may be walking different highways
Under different skies and different stars
But some things time can never take away
No matter where we are
[Pre-Chorus]
When the night feels like it has no end
When the whole world turns and walks away
Just remember, you’ve still got a friend
And I’ll be there, no matter what it takes
[Chorus]
Whenever you need me
No matter where I am
When the road gets hard and lonely
And you’re doing all you can
Just call my name
I’ll find a way to get to you somehow
A friend ain’t only someone standing near you
It’s someone who won’t let you down
[Verse 2]
If someday all your dreams seem broken
And you don’t know which way to go
If the ones who said they’d stand beside you
Are the first ones to leave you alone
You don’t have to hide your tears from me
You don’t have to say that you’re alright
Sometimes all we really need is knowing
Someone’s with us through the night
[Chorus]
Whenever you need me
No matter where I am
When the road gets hard and lonely
And you’re doing all you can
Just call my name
I’ll find a way to get to you somehow
A friend ain’t only someone standing near you
It’s someone who won’t let you down
[Bridge – piano and guitar building]
And if fate should put a thousand miles
Between your road and mine
You’ll still hear my voice beside you
Some things don’t get lost in time
I can’t promise I can fix it
Or make every sorrow disappear
But I promise when you need somebody
You won’t have to face it alone
[Guitar Solo]
Slow, expressive blues guitar — melodic bends, sustained notes, piano answering each phrase.
[Final Chorus]
Whenever you need me
Even if the years have rolled away
Even if this life has taken us
Down roads that went their separate ways
Just call my name
You won’t even have to tell me why
Some friendships are stronger than the distance
And some never say goodbye
[Outro – piano, guitar and voice]
When the weight of the world
Gets too heavy to carry alone…
Just remember one thing:
Wherever this life takes me…
Whenever you need me…
I’ll be there.