Everybody needs a best friend in this world   We all need one good thing in this cruel cruel world   That we can count on all of our lives    You sounded so alone last night and I could not help but cry   I wanted to reach out to you and just make everything all right   I wish that I could show you just how much I truly care   All my life I promise to be there      I would be your best friend in the world   I would be the one true thing in this untrue world   And I will hold you all through the night   I will be the best friend to you girl   You can tell me all those things that you can’t tell the world   And I will listen all through the night      I would’ve given anything just to wipe all your tears away   I would’ve walked for miles and miles all you had to do was say   If you needed me by morning light, know that I’m on my way   Cause all my life I promise to be there      Cause I would be your best friend in the world   I would be the one good thing in this cruel cruel world   That you can count on all of your life   I will be the best friend to you girl   You can show me all those things that you hide from the world   And I will be here for the rest of your life      When life’s hard to understand   I’m gonna reach out my hand to you   Hold on and you’ll see how much I care      Cause everybody needs a best friend in this world   We all need one good thing in this cruel cruel world   That we can count on all of our lives      Cause I wanna be the best friend in the world   I wanna be the one true thing in this untrue world   Yes I will hold you all through the night   I wanna be the best friend to you girl   Can I be the one good thing in this cruel cruel world      Yes I will be here for the rest of your life