I'll Be There
Risk
1999
Duration: 5:13
Track number: 7
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson, Nick Menza
Theme
A straightforward power ballad about **unconditional support and friendship**. The lyrics offer a comforting promise that the narrator will always be there for a friend in need, a theme less common in Megadeth's repertoire.
Lyrics
I heard the voice of redemption
For me there is no exemption
I started praying
I heard the voice of satisfaction
Needing me for benefaction
I started pleading
I heard the bells begin to chime
Warning me oh lord
Don't let this be my time
Don't let this be my time
**I'll be there for you**, when you walk through the fire
**I'll be there for you**, when the flames get higher
When nothing fits and nothing seems right
Till the very last breath of my life, **I'll be there for you**
You saw me slide, you saw me fall
We kept our pride through it all
We started screaming
When skies are dark, no sun shines through
I know I see the light in you
We stopped dreaming and started believing
**I'll be there for you**, when you walk through the fire
**I'll be there for you**, when the flames get higher
When nothing fits and nothing seems right
Till the very last breath of my life, **I'll be there for you**
**I'll be there**
In my hour of need
You were there always
Now it's time for me to be there for you too
Always
**I'll be there for you**
