Jo Dee Messina - Stand Beside Me lyrics

He left me crying late one Sunday night outside of Boulder

He said he had to find himself out on the road

I guess when love goes wrong

You've gotta learn to be strong

So I worked two jobs

And I moved three times

I ended up south of Memphis, working down in Riverside

I may not be so lucky in love

But the one thing I'm sure of

I want a man that stands beside me

Not in front of or behind me

Give me two arms that wanna hold me, not own me

And I'll give all the love in my heart

Stand beside me

Be true, don't tell lies to me

I'm not looking for a fantasy

I want a man who stands beside me

I didn't expect to see him, one hot July morning

His hair was longer but his eyes were the same old blue

He said, "I've missed you for so long, oh baby, what can I do?"

I said, "I want a man that stands beside me

Not in front of or behind me

Give me two arms that wanna hold me, not own me

And I'll give all the love in my heart."

Oh, it's hard to

Tell him, "No" when I want him so bad

But I've got to be true to my heart

This time

I'm not looking for a fantasy

I want a man who stands beside me

I want a man

Who stands beside me

Stand beside me, oh

Stand beside me, oh