When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand And nothing Woah, nothing is going right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up Even your darkest night You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running Oh, yeah, baby To see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you got to do is call And I'll be there Yeah, yeah, yeah You've got a friend If the sky above you Should turn dark and full of clouds And that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together And call my name out loud now Soon I'll be knocking upon your door You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running Oh, yes, I will To see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall, yeah All you got to do is call And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ain't it good to know That you've got a friend? People can be so cold They'll hurt you and desert you Well, they'll take your soul if you let them Oh, yeah, but don't you let them You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running To see you again Oh, baby, don't you know 'bout Winter, spring, summer or fall? Ain't now all you got to do is call Lord, I'll be there, yes, I will You've got a friend You've got a friend, yes Ain't it good to know you've got a friend? Ain't it good to know you've got a friend? Oh, yeah, yeah You've got a friend
When you're down and troubled And you need a helping hand And nothing Woah, nothing is going right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up Even your darkest night You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running Oh, yeah, baby To see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you got to do is call And I'll be there Yeah, yeah, yeah You've got a friend If the sky above you Should turn dark and full of clouds And that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together And call my name out loud now Soon I'll be knocking upon your door You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running Oh, yes, I will To see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall, yeah All you got to do is call And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, ain't it good to know That you've got a friend? People can be so cold They'll hurt you and desert you Well, they'll take your soul if you let them Oh, yeah, but don't you let them You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running To see you again Oh, baby, don't you know 'bout Winter, spring, summer or fall? Ain't now all you got to do is call Lord, I'll be there, yes, I will You've got a friend You've got a friend, yes Ain't it good to know you've got a friend? Ain't it good to know you've got a friend? Oh, yeah, yeah You've got a friend
A música foi gravada simultaneamente por James Taylor e Carole King em 1971, compartilhando até mesmo alguns músicos das sessões.
Joni Mitchell participou da versão de James Taylor fazendo os vocais de apoio.
A interpretação de James Taylor alcançou o número um na parada Billboard Hot 100 e posou em quarto lugar na UK Singles Chart.
Tanto a versão de Taylor quanto a de Carole King receberam prêmios Grammy na cerimônia de 1972: Taylor ficou com o prêmio de Melhor Performance Vocal Masculina de Pop e King com a Canção do Ano.
A gravação de James Taylor entrou no Hall da Fama do Grammy em 2001, seguida pela versão de Carole King no ano seguinte.
Em junho de 2026, a versão de James Taylor foi incluída na lista da CBS News das 250 canções americanas mais essenciais dos últimos 250 anos.
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