Will You Be There

Will You Be There is a single from the Dangerous album. Recorded in 1991 and later released as a single in 1993. It is featured on the Free Willy motion picture and its soundtrack album. Michael Jackson also contributed a song to the sequel (Childhood). The track from the Dangerous album is over 7 minutes long, with a prelude of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor performed by the Cleveland Orchestra. Some later versions of the track are shorter and do not use the prelude. The track is featured on All Time Greatest Movie Songs, a compilation album of tracks from Aladdin, Free Willy, Simon Birch, Titanic and other motion pictures. The track won the MTV Movie Award for "Best Song in a Movie" in 1994.

[Prelude] Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen? Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt? Such' ihn über'm Sternenzelt! Über Sternen muss er wohnen [Verse 1] Hold me Like the River Jordan And I will then say to thee You are my friend Carry me Like you are my brother Love me like a mother Will you be there? [Verse 2] Weary Tell me will you hold me When wrong, will you scold me When lost will you find me? But they told me A man should be faithful And walk when not able And fight 'til the end But I'm only human [Verse 3] Everyone's taking control of me Seems that the world's got a role for me I'm so confused, will you show it to me? You'll be there for me and care enough to bear me [Verse 4: Michael Jackson & Cleveland Orchestra] Hold me Show me Lay your head lowly Told me Softly then boldly Yeah Carry me there I'm only human Lead me Hold me Love me and feed me Yeah, yeah Kiss me and free me Yeah I will feel blessed I'm only human Carry Carry Carry me boldly Carry me Lift me up slowly Yeah Carry me there I'm only human! Save me Lift me Heal me and bathe me Lift me up, lift me up Softly you say to me I will be there I will be there Lift me Lift me up slowly Carry me boldly Yeah Show me you care Hold me Hoo! Lay your head lowly It gets lonely sometimes I get lonely, yeah, yeah Softly then boldly Carry me there Need me Hoo! Love me and feed me Lift me up, hold me up Lift me up sometimes, up sometimes Kiss me and free me I will feel blessed [Spoken] In our darkest hour, in my deepest despair Will you still care? Will you be there? In my trials and my tribulations Through our doubts and frustrations In my violence, in my turbulence Through my fear and my confessions In my anguish and my pain Through my joy and my sorrow In the promise of another tomorrow I'll never let you part For you're always in my heart