Hand to hold on tojohn cougar mellencampyou can laugh and joke and make fun of your friendsspin in the middle when the troubles begintake it nice and easy and always pretendthat you're cool, so cool, so coolsay i'm alone and i'm wild and i will not be painedtalk like a jerk or an educated brainbe an old girl driving the young boys insanebe a joker, a preacher it does not mattereveryone needs a hand to hold on to everyone needs a hand to hold on todon't need to be no strong handdon't need to be no rich handeveryone just needs a hand to hold on tohaving good luck with your financial situationplay the ponies, be president of the united nationsgo to work and be a hollywood studdrive your four wheel drive right into the mudeveryone needs a hand to hold on to everyone needs a hand to hold on todon't need to be no strong handdon't need to be no rich handeveryone just needs a hand to hold on toand them those hours when you're aloneand there's nobody there except yourselfi know it, you wanna pick up the phoneand say talk to me, talk to mesomebody please talk to me yeahoh yeaheveryone needs a hand to hold on to everyone needs a hand to hold on todon't need to be no strong handdon't need to be no rich handeveryone just needs a hand to hold on to(repeat)