Son, I gotta do more than just take my brother by the hand   I've gotta look into his heart and try to help him understand   Not looking through the eyes of just an ordinary man, well   But with compassion we must look inside   To help him stand, help him stand      It's not so easy just to look and see the need of man   And when he's down it's almost natural to wanna lend a hand   Though the need of love goes deeper than we understand   But when we see through eyes of love   We're better able to lend a hand      Son, I gotta do more than just take my brother by the hand   I?ve gotta look into his heart and try to help him understand   Not looking through the eyes of just an ordinary man   But with compassion we must look inside   To help him stand, help him stand      No, it's not the food or money that the poor man really needs   It's not the shelter from the rain that he seeks when he's in pain   It's more than just the love of a woman that fulfills a man's dreams   Open up your heart so that you'll see the need   ?Cause he's a man, so help him stand now      Son, I gotta do more than just take my brother by the hand   I?ve gotta look into his heart and try to help him understand   Not looking through the eyes of just an ordinary man   But with compassion we should look inside   To help him stand      Lord, somebody help me say, help me lay   Deep down inside      Not looking through the eyes of just an ordinary man   But with compassion we should look inside   To help him stand, help him stand      Looking through the eyes of love   See what compassion is made of   That's what we gotta do, listen   More than what the eye can see   And not the ordinary   I've gotta help him stand, help him stand      Son, I gotta do more than just take my brother by the hand   I?ve gotta look into his heart and try to help him understand   Not looking through the eyes of just an ordinary man   But with compassion we should look inside   To help him stand, help him stand, yeah   Help him stand, yeah, help him stand      Not looking through the eyes of just an ordinary man   Yeah, yeah, I've gotta help him stand, help him stand   Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah      More than just take my brother by the hand   I?ve gotta look into his heart and try to help him understand   Not looking through the eyes of just an ordinary man   But with compassion we should look inside   To help him stand      More than just take my brother by the hand   Help him stand   Not looking through the eyes of just an ordinary man      I will help him stand   Oh yeah, help him stand   Oh, come on, come on   Come on, come on baby, ooh yeah   Help him stand