I see a trace of sadness in your lovely eyes tonight
That you alone can help me understand
Now could it be you're frightened that it all could slip away
Our hopes and dreams and everything we've played

Let me offer you these words of reassurance
Let me say it strong and true

When you walk through the dark
I'll make a shield of my heart
I'll protect all that's precious deep inside you
Through the crush of the years
Through the heartbreaking tears
I will try in my way to love and guide you
From the moment that I promised to be true
'Till our celebration here on Earth is through
I will stand by you

I'm dealing with emotions I have never felt before
Now everytime we touch I overcome
And though I've tasted love, I knew there must be something more
For me to give my heart to only one

I will carry all your troubles on my shoulders
Take you high above the storm

When you walk through the dark
I'll make a shield of my heart
I'll protect all that's precious deep inside you
Through the crush of the years
Through the heartbreaking tears
I will try in my way to love and guide you
From the moment that I promised to be true
'Till our celebration here on Earth is through
I will stand by you

Oh, if we're ever pulled apart
My love will find your heart along life's highway
And oh, just one lifetime is not enough
To say the words I'm feeling deep inside me

From the moment that I promised to be true
'Till our celebration here on Earth is through

When you walk through the dark
I'll make a shield of my heart
I'll protect all that's precious deep inside you
Through the crush of the years
Through the heartbreaking tears
I will try in my way to love and guide you
From the moment that I promised to be true
'Till our celebration here on Earth is through
I will stand by you

I will stand by you