If That's What You Need

'Talking makes us human', that's what I was told So why do I find it so difficult to let my feelings unfold? Had I the courage to tell you I'd promise you this If that's what you need I'll be the river, I'll be the mountain always beside you If that's what you need I will be stronger, I will be braver than ever before An' when you came along and turned it all around I promised myself I wouldn't tell you Until we stood on solid ground Holdin' the candle between us, I'll tell you this If that's what you need I'll be the river, I'll be the mountain always beside you If that's what you need I will be stronger, I will be braver than ever before And if there's any kind of danger I hear you callin' out my name You can follow in my footsteps And I will lead you safely back again I never understood you however hard I tried But it took me a while until I realized That all the problems were mine Holdin' you nearer to me to tell you this If that's what you need I'll be the river, I'll be the mountain always beside you If that's what you need I will be stronger, I will be braver than ever before And when things go wrong I'll be your conscience, there to remind you all of your life When you go wrong I'll be the reason you'll be protected all of your days