We were young

Posters on the wall

Praying we're the ones

That the teacher wouldn't call

We would stare at each other

'cause we were always in trouble.

And all the cool kids

Did their own thing

I was on the outside

Always looking in

Yeah, I was there but I wasn't

They never really cared if I wasn't.

We all need that someone

Who gets you like no one else

Right when you need it the most

We all need a soul to rely on

A shoulder to cry on

A friend through the highs and the lows.

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la...one.

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la... one.

Then I saw your face

Your forgiving eyes

Looking back at me

From the other side

Like you understood me

And I'm never letting you go, oh...

We all need that someone

Who gets you like no one else

Right when you need it the most

We all need a soul to rely on

A shoulder to cry on

A friend through the highs and the lows.

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la... one.

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la.... one.

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la... one

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la... one.

I'm not gonna make it alone.

La la la la la la... one

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la... one.

'cause you are that someone

That gets me like no one else

Right when I need it the most

And I'll be the one you rely on

A shoulder to cry on

A friend through the highs and the lows.

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la la... one

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la la... one (no, whoa)

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la la... one (it alone, 'lone, 'lone)

I'm not gonna make it a-la...

La la la la la la...

La la la la la la... one (no, no, no, no)

I'm not gonna make it alone.