He has been living through the pages of our time   Known as a true man, pure and sublime   Comes from the earth and out of the skies   From the four corners of the compass and into our lives      He is followed, he who is true   To what there is to be believed in, to the spirit of you   Comes from the day and out of the night   It's in all things natural, it's in all things right      Oh sometimes, it's just not that easy   Oh sometimes, I got to call you, call you      Stand beside me, God, stand beside me   Stand before me and behind me   So I can follow in love      And it all sails so smoothly with a prayer at each hand   We all carry our stones, our good books   On the Holy ground, we stand true to the day, true to the night   It's got to be natural, it's got to be right      Oh sometimes, it's still not that easy   No, sometimes, I'm not the man I think I am   Feel I am, hope I am, know I am      Stand beside me, stand beside me   Stand before me and behind me   So I can be true, so I can be true to my word      Stand beside me, stand beside me   Stand before me, stand beside me