The second single from the band’s third album Be Here Now, written by Noel Gallagher while he was suffering from food poisoning. The song borrows elements from David Bowie’s “All the Young Dudes.” In 2010 it was included in the singles collection Time Flies… 1994-2009.
In September 1997, the song p...
[Verse 1]
Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday
I've got a lot of things to learn
Said I would and I'll be leaving one day
Before my heart starts to burn
[Bridge]
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new
Don't you know the cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
[Verse 2]
Times are hard when things have got no meaning
I've found a key upon the floor
Maybe you and I will not believe in
The things we find behind the door
[Bridge]
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new
Don't you know the cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
[Chorus 1]
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows
Yeah, nobody knows, the way it's gonna be
[Verse 3]
If you're leaving will you take me with you?
I'm tired of talking on my phone
There is one thing I can never give you
My heart will never be your home
[Bridge]
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new
Don't you know the cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
[Chorus 1]
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows
Yeah, nobody knows, the way it's gonna be
[Bridge 2]
The way it's gonna be, yeah
Maybe I can see, yeah
Don't you know the cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away (hey, hey)
[Chorus 2]
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand by me, nobody knows
Yeah, God only knows, the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me was written by Noel Gallagher.
Stand By Me was produced by Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris.
Oasis released Stand By Me on Thu Aug 21 1997.
Noel Gallagher on the song (from the Time Flies… 1994-2009 booklet):
I’ve no recollection of writing it or recording it for that matter.
However, in a Q Magazine interview, he did say the following,
It starts, “Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday'. When I first moved to London my mam kept on ri...
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