You were my shoulders when I cried 

My laughter when I sighed 

You always made me feel brand new 
 

You've been forever on my side... 
 

Only you could read my mind 

Nothing I could hide 

Whenever I felt down inside 
 

You've been forever on my side... 
 

You've been beside me 

When I needed you most 

I love you so 

When things went wrong 

You were a wonderful host 

Now I want you to know 
 

I'll be forever on your side... 

'cause you've been forever on my side... 
 

(instrumental) 
 

My rainbow on a rainy day 

When I lost my way 

You took my hand 

And cleared my sight... 
 

You've been forever on my side... 
 

I don't know what to say, 

Now that I'm alone 

Without you around 

You gave me wings 

So I could fly on my own 

And then I found 
 

You've been forever on my side 

You've been forever on my side... 

          *********************** 
 

Montreal, 1987 
 
 

Lyrics and music:  Roger Yazbeck

I'm almost twenty five 

And up to this date 

No woman laid her head on my shoulder 

And made me feel I found her... 
 

And now, I think I have to follow my fate 

Since I'm a bit too late, 

Growing older 

And my heart won't be healed in this world... 
 

Destiny has been so hard 

So cruel, like a lifeguard 

Watching me drowning in my despair 

And my impossible dreams 

For a million years, I have been lonely... 

I have been alone... 
 

So here I am sending you 

This SOS 

That only you can hear 

And sense it's crying tone... 

When shall we join again ? 
 

I'm running out of time 

And I can't wait ... 

I need to go ahead... cross that border 

As I must break through 

The barrier... 
 

You are in me ... reading my mind 

But we're not free... 

'Cause I'm still blind... 

So, how can I find the other part of me 

In the eyes of a lover 

Or my girlfriend's laughter... 

I want to fly... above the sky... 
 

Oh look at me 

And you will see my misery 

And my suffering 

I need you badly 

And I know you wanna help me 

But you can't move... this is my destiny... 

I don't wanna  understand... 
 

So here I am sending you 

This SOS flying through 

The third dimension 

The plans of life 

To test your reaction 

Are you alive... 
 
 
                       ***********************

Riyadh, 1981 

Lyrics and music:    Roger Yazbeck