Intro: Kirk Franklin
This is for that little child with no father
For that man that doesn’t have a place to stay
For that little boy living with AIDS
R. Kelly Can I tell you a story, tell you a story
Kirk You can lean on me
Verse 1: R. Kelly
There’s a man
Standing on the corner
He has no home
He has no food
And his blue skies are gone
Can’t you hear him cryin’ out
Verse 2: Crystal Lewis
And there’s a girl
Searching for a father and a friend
Praying that the storm someday will end
But instead of walking away
Open up your heart and say
Hook: Choir
I, am here
You don’t have to worry
I can see, your tears
I’ll be there in a hurry when you call
Choir Friends are there to catch you when you fall
Choir Here’s my shoulder, you can lean on me
Verse 3: Mary J. Blige
Oh, there’s a child
Who is sick and begging to be free
But there is no cure for his disease
He looks up to his mother and
Verse 4: Choir/Bono/Kirk Franklin
Choir As she holds, his hand
Bono Praying that someday
The sun will shine again
Kirk And the pain?
Choir And the pain, will end
Kirk Pain will end (come on)
Chorus (with Mary J. Blige ad-libs)
Bridge:
R. Kelly Tell me, how can I, how can I love Jesus
When I’ve never seen His face?
Bono Yeah, I see you dying
Crystal Lewis And I turn and walk away
Crystal So hold my hand
Bono Let me take you to a friend of mine
Dalon Collins He’s waiting just to ease your troubled mind
Kirk Yeah, yeah, He loves you more than you’ll ever know
Bono ‘Stead of walking away
Kirk Open up
Crystal Lewis Open up your heart and say
Kirk Come on
Hook: R. Kelly, Kirk Franklin, Tamila Mann, Dalon Collins ad-libs