its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Won't you let me catch your fall
Won't you let me land a hand
Those lonely eyes have seen it all
But love's too blind to understand
Cause you don't know what you have
Til your everything is gone
You need someone to show you how to live again
I wanna be there when you're feeling high
I wanna be there when you wanna die
I'm gonna to light your fire
Gonna fuel your flame
I wanna be there when you go insane
I wanna be there when you're feeling down
And I'll be there when your head is spinnin' round
Gonna be you lover
Gonna be your friend
I wanna be there til the end
You wouldn't know that I was there
Cause I have been there all the time
And if I had my way I'd hold you in my arms
And leave the madness all behind
Cause you got so much to give
But you throw it all away
And all you got to show for who you are is pain
And I've got so much to give
If you'd only let me in
I'm gonna take this time to show that I'm a friend
You'll believe in love again
I wanna be there in the pouring rain
I wanna be there when you call my name
I'm gonna light your fire
Gonna fuel your flame
I wanna be there when you go insane
I wanna be there when I'm outta town
And when your damn world is crashing down
I'm gonna be your lover
Gonna be your friend
I wanna be there till the end
Cause you don't know what you have
Till your everything is gone
You need someone to show you how to love again
And I've got so much to give
If you'd only let me in
I'm gonna take the time to show you I'm a friend
You'll believe again
I wanna be there when your baby cries
I wanna be there when they tell you lies
I'm gonna light your fire
Gonna fuel your flame
I wanna be there when you go insane
I wanna be there when your nights are long
And when you're feeling like you don't belong
Gonna be your lover
Gonna be your friend
Gonna be there til the end
I'm gonna be there in the morning
I'm gonna be there in the night
I'm gonna be there to make you strong when you're tired
I'm gonna be there when you want me
I wanna be there when you don't
Gonna be your lover
Gonna be your friend
Gonna be there til the end.
Won't you let me land a hand
Those lonely eyes have seen it all
But love's too blind to understand
Cause you don't know what you have
Til your everything is gone
You need someone to show you how to live again
I wanna be there when you're feeling high
I wanna be there when you wanna die
I'm gonna to light your fire
Gonna fuel your flame
I wanna be there when you go insane
I wanna be there when you're feeling down
And I'll be there when your head is spinnin' round
Gonna be you lover
Gonna be your friend
I wanna be there til the end
You wouldn't know that I was there
Cause I have been there all the time
And if I had my way I'd hold you in my arms
And leave the madness all behind
Cause you got so much to give
But you throw it all away
And all you got to show for who you are is pain
And I've got so much to give
If you'd only let me in
I'm gonna take this time to show that I'm a friend
You'll believe in love again
I wanna be there in the pouring rain
I wanna be there when you call my name
I'm gonna light your fire
Gonna fuel your flame
I wanna be there when you go insane
I wanna be there when I'm outta town
And when your damn world is crashing down
I'm gonna be your lover
Gonna be your friend
I wanna be there till the end
Cause you don't know what you have
Till your everything is gone
You need someone to show you how to love again
And I've got so much to give
If you'd only let me in
I'm gonna take the time to show you I'm a friend
You'll believe again
I wanna be there when your baby cries
I wanna be there when they tell you lies
I'm gonna light your fire
Gonna fuel your flame
I wanna be there when you go insane
I wanna be there when your nights are long
And when you're feeling like you don't belong
Gonna be your lover
Gonna be your friend
Gonna be there til the end
I'm gonna be there in the morning
I'm gonna be there in the night
I'm gonna be there to make you strong when you're tired
I'm gonna be there when you want me
I wanna be there when you don't
Gonna be your lover
Gonna be your friend
Gonna be there til the end.
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
I Wanna Be There Lyrics as written by Jeffrey Curtis Pence Eddie Hedges
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, THE RECORD BREAKERS, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
My boyfriend just got kicked out of his house, found out he can't afford school anymore, and needs a new job. To me, this song is how I want to be there for him, no matter what. Even now, through everything he's going through.