Stand By Me

As I know I've mentioned before on this blog, children singing really gets the tears flowing for me. Happens every single time, and my son's band concert tonight was no exception.

When the kids in the choir started belting out this number, I just about lost it:

When the night has come and the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No, I won't be afraid, oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

So darling, darling, stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling, stand by me
Darling, darling, stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble
Won't you stand by me, oh, stand by me

I say just about because I know better than to really let the tears overtake me on the bleachers at a middle school concert, but damn, how they wanted to...