I'm sure that you remember him, he used to come around here a lot,
He never wanted much attention, but he could hear the things we taught,
He's got a lot of trouble at home, and I've been trying to give him a hand,
And lately he's been slipping deeper, and I don't know how long he'll stand.

Somebody help me.

There's a man overboard, sinking in the turning tide,
There's a man overboard, and I don't know what sent him over the side,
But there isn't much time, (isn't much time)
No.

I know it's easy to shake your head and say, "Too bad," and walk away,
Done it far too many times myself, when I couldn't find a thing to say,
But this is my brother, this is my friend; I love him more than I can tell,
And I can't bail him out all by myself, and I won't watch him go to hell.

Somebody help me.

There's a man overboard, sinking in the turning tide,
There's a man overboard; well, I don't know what sent him over the side,
But there isn't much time, (isn't much time)
No.

Hey, hey, hey,
Yeah, yeah, yeah,

Somebody help me.

Why are we here' Why do we live'
How can we take more than we give'

There's a man overboard, he's sinking in the turning tide,
There's a man overboard; don't know what sent him over the side,
There's a man overboard, sinking in the turning tide,
There's a man overboard, and I don't know what sent him over the side,
But there isn't much time,
No, there isn't much time,
There isn't much time,
No, there isn't much time,
No, there isn't much time,
No, there isn't much time,
No, there isn't much time,
No, there isn't much time,
No, there isn't much time.