Released: June 27, 1995
Songwriter: Keith Crouch Glenn McKinney
Producer: Darryl Williams Keith Crouch
[Verse 1]
Whenever I'm down
I call on you, my friend
A helpin' hand you lend
In my time of need, so I
I'm calling you now
Just to make it through
What else can I do?
Don't you hear my plea?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Friends may come and friends may go
But you should know that
That I've got your back, it's automatic
So never hesitate to call
'Cause I'm your sister, and always for ya
And I
[Chorus]
Don't know what I'd ever do without you
From the beginning till the end (ooh)
You've always been here right beside me (hey, oh-yeah)
So I'll call you my best friend (ooh oh-yeah)
Through the good times and the bad ones
Whether I lose or if I win
I know one thing that never changes
And that's you as my best friend (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Whenever I'm done
And all that's goin' on, it's really goin' wrong
Just one of those days, and ya
You say the right things, to keep me movin' on
To keep me goin' strong
What else can I say?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Friends are there through thick and thin
Well, I've been told that
And I believe that it's automatic
Call me when you need a friend
'Cause I'm your sister, and always for ya
And I don't know
[Chorus]
Don't know what I'd ever do without you (hey, oh)
From the beginning to the end
You've always been here right beside me (you'll always be)
So I'll call you my best friend (my best friend, oh)
Through the good times and the bad ones
Whether I lose or if I win (lose or if I win)
I know one thing that never changes
And that's you as my best friend (I don't know, I don't know)
Don't know what I'd ever do without you
From the beginning to the end (till the end, oh-oh...)
You've always been here right beside me
So I'll call you my best friend
Through the good times and the bad ones (good times and the bad ones)
Whether I lose or if I win
I know one thing that never changes (hey, oh yeah)
And that's you as my best friend (oh yeah)
[Bridge]
Don't know what I'd ever do
So I call on my best friend
(Don't know what I'd do)
Don't know what I'd ever do
So I call on my best friend
(Don't know what I'd do)
I'll be there for you (I'll be there for you)
When you're going through (when you're going through)
Times that you may think that you need a friend (hey, hey, hey)
You can count on me (you can count on me)
Call me when you need (call me when you need, yeah)
Thank you, carry on
'Cause I
[Chorus]
Don't know what I'd ever do without you
From the beginning to the end (don't you know, yeah)
You've always been here right beside me (that you are my)
So I'll call you my best friend (that you are my best friend)
Through the good times and the bad ones (yeah, oh yeah)
Whether I lose or if I win
I know one thing that never changes (oh)
And that's you as my best friend (oh)
Don't know what I'd ever do without you (don't know what I'd ever do)
From the beginning to the end
You've always been here right beside me (oh-oh)
So I'll call you my best friend
Through the good times and the bad ones (through the good and the bad ones)
Whether I lose or if I win (oh)
I know one thing that never changes (oh)
And that's you as my best friend (oh-ooh)
Whenever I'm down
I call on you, my friend
A helpin' hand you lend
In my time of need, so I
I'm calling you now
Just to make it through
What else can I do?
Don't you hear my plea?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Friends may come and friends may go
But you should know that
That I've got your back, it's automatic
So never hesitate to call
'Cause I'm your sister, and always for ya
And I
[Chorus]
Don't know what I'd ever do without you
From the beginning till the end (ooh)
You've always been here right beside me (hey, oh-yeah)
So I'll call you my best friend (ooh oh-yeah)
Through the good times and the bad ones
Whether I lose or if I win
I know one thing that never changes
And that's you as my best friend (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Whenever I'm done
And all that's goin' on, it's really goin' wrong
Just one of those days, and ya
You say the right things, to keep me movin' on
To keep me goin' strong
What else can I say?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Friends are there through thick and thin
Well, I've been told that
And I believe that it's automatic
Call me when you need a friend
'Cause I'm your sister, and always for ya
And I don't know
[Chorus]
Don't know what I'd ever do without you (hey, oh)
From the beginning to the end
You've always been here right beside me (you'll always be)
So I'll call you my best friend (my best friend, oh)
Through the good times and the bad ones
Whether I lose or if I win (lose or if I win)
I know one thing that never changes
And that's you as my best friend (I don't know, I don't know)
Don't know what I'd ever do without you
From the beginning to the end (till the end, oh-oh...)
You've always been here right beside me
So I'll call you my best friend
Through the good times and the bad ones (good times and the bad ones)
Whether I lose or if I win
I know one thing that never changes (hey, oh yeah)
And that's you as my best friend (oh yeah)
[Bridge]
Don't know what I'd ever do
So I call on my best friend
(Don't know what I'd do)
Don't know what I'd ever do
So I call on my best friend
(Don't know what I'd do)
I'll be there for you (I'll be there for you)
When you're going through (when you're going through)
Times that you may think that you need a friend (hey, hey, hey)
You can count on me (you can count on me)
Call me when you need (call me when you need, yeah)
Thank you, carry on
'Cause I
[Chorus]
Don't know what I'd ever do without you
From the beginning to the end (don't you know, yeah)
You've always been here right beside me (that you are my)
So I'll call you my best friend (that you are my best friend)
Through the good times and the bad ones (yeah, oh yeah)
Whether I lose or if I win
I know one thing that never changes (oh)
And that's you as my best friend (oh)
Don't know what I'd ever do without you (don't know what I'd ever do)
From the beginning to the end
You've always been here right beside me (oh-oh)
So I'll call you my best friend
Through the good times and the bad ones (through the good and the bad ones)
Whether I lose or if I win (oh)
I know one thing that never changes (oh)
And that's you as my best friend (oh-ooh)
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- Missing You
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- Another Day In Paradise
- The Boy Is Mine
- Full Moon [Cutfather & Joe Remix]
- The Boy Is Mine [Remix]
- Angel in Disguise
- Best Friend
- Full Moon
- I Wanna Be Down (Remix)
- I Wanna Be Down
- Talk About Our Love
- Baby
- Have You Ever?
- Afrodisiac
- Sittin’ Up In My Room
- What About Us?
- Who Is She 2 U?
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From the albums
- Brandy (1994)
- The Best of Brandy (2005)
Brandy popular songs
- I Wanna Be Down
- I Wanna Be Down (Remix)
- Have You Ever?
- Gotta Move (Moesha: Theme Song)
- Missing You
- Borderline
- Brokenhearted
- Sittin’ Up In My Room
- Best Friend
- Put It Down
- Almost Doesn’t Count
- Angel in Disguise
- Full Moon
- I Don’t Care
- Top of the World
- Saving All My Love
- Baby Mama
- Right Here (Departed)
- Who Is She 2 U?
- When You Touch Me
- Bye BiPolar
- Surprise Ending
- Rather Be
- Long Distance