When I saw him last
  he had that look in his eyes
  I said, "Do you need to talk?"
  he said, "No."
  So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while
  he began to speak, then he started to cry
  
  You know some things are best left unspoken
  and some things just never work out
  and sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do
  There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out
  he said, "I need your help, I need it now
  Give me the strength to go on"
  
  Though I didn't know what
  I knew that something was wrong
  but he still had his pride
  he'd tell me in time
  Well this feeling inside
  kept eating at me
  I was losing a friend, and I had to know why
  
  When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news
  so I rushed to be by his side
  and we said goodbye for the last time
  I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye
  he whispered, "I need your help, I need it now
  Give me the strength to go on."
  
  We were always laughing
  I just remember laughing, mama
  We were always laughing
  
  Oh I need your help, I need it now
  Give me the strength to go on
  
  Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear
  we can see the deceit, we see the lies
  So I asked myself, over and over, and over again
  What did they know? What did they hide?
  Fools, leading the innocent blindly
  Fools, turning away
  
  And I know that
  when I think of my friend with that look in his eyes
  and if they told the truth, he might be here today
  I need your help, I need it now
  Just give me the strength to go on, on
  
  I remember the laughing
  We were always laughing
  
  Oh no - it's just strength we need now
  Just the strength to go on...