I want to be there when you fall and scrape your knee
I want to pick you up, brush you off, put you back up on your feet
I’ll tell you, “Sometimes life is painful, but there’s healing too, you see”
I want to be there, I want to be there

I want to be there when you cost your team the game
You had a chance to be the hero, but it didn’t bounce your way
I want to put my arm around you and tell you, “There’s more games to play”
I want to be there, I want to be there

I want to be there when you have doubts about your faith
You’re not the first to ask those questions, not the first to go astray
I want to point you back to Jesus, you know, he really is the way
I want to be there, I want to be there

I want to be there when your world just falls apart
I know you meant those vows forever, now it simply breaks your heart
I want to help you pick the pieces up and make a brand new start
I want to be there, I want to be there

I want to be there when your loved ones pass away
I want to walk each step beside you, though I won’t know what to say
I’ll be a shoulder you can cry on, I’ll help you through that day
I want to be there, I want to be there

I want to be there when the doctor brings bad news
And while he’s laying out your options, I’ll be saying prayers for you
I’ll ask the Lord who loves you so to take good care of you
I want to be there, I want to be there

I want to be there when we both turn old and gray
And from the way you’re looking now my friend, that could be any day
I want to know the joy of friendship that stays and stays and stays
I want to be there, I want to be there

I want to be there when the Lord says, “Enter in!”
When they open up those pearly gates, let’s walk through hand in hand
Eternity’s just long enough for you to be my friend
I want to be there, I want to be there

I want to be there for you, I want to be there
I want to be with you, my friend, I want to be there
I want to be there with you, I want to be there

                        By Tom Cox