[Intro] [Hammond organ, tremolo guitar] [Verse 1] [Vocal 1] [Female] [warm, tender] When the winter came and the work dried up We split one meal and we shared one cup You held my hand in the waiting room Through the longest night and the morning gloom I don't need diamonds, I don't need gold Just your arms when the nights get cold Every storm that tried to take us down We just held on and stood our ground [Chorus] [Female] [soaring, gospel-tinged] So stay beside me, love Through the thunder and the rain Stay beside me, love And I'll love you through the pain Nothing in this world could ever be Sweeter than you beside me [Verse 2] [Female] [warm, tender] They said we'd never make it past a year Look at us now, baby, still standing here Grey in your hair and lines on my face Wouldn't trade a single one for any place When I'm tired you carry me home Never had to walk this road alone If the morning never comes again Let me hold you till the end [Chorus] [Female] [soaring, gospel-tinged] So stay beside me, love Through the thunder and the rain Stay beside me, love And I'll love you through the pain Nothing in this world could ever be Sweeter than you beside me [Bridge] [Female] [key lift, building] Every promise that you made me You kept every one [Chorus] [Female] [soaring, gospel-tinged] So stay beside me, love Through the thunder and the rain Stay beside me, love And I'll love you through the pain Nothing in this world could ever be Sweeter than you beside me [Outro] [Female] [last line, soft] Stay beside me Stay, my love [organ fades, long held chord]
