I'll be there when you need me When all my so called friends tried to mess with my life and They tried to bring my dreams to an end But when they try to knock me down I get up again No they see me as a star on the screen But they're not the same know as they use to be I don't know what they want from me I don't care, ah ha that's the way it's gotta be, yeah I don't need anyone To tell me I'm wrong, I know that you love me I don't care what they say You were there from the start I'll be there when you need me So why do they always have something to say I don't know, I guess they think they understand me Why do they think they can treat me this way It's my life, they don't control me, no You are the one who always believed When I tried to be myself, they would laugh at me But they don't understand the way that I feel You were the only one, who ever knew me for real Now they see me as a star on the screen But they're not the same now as they use to be I don't know what they want from me I don't care ah ha, that's the way it's got to be yeah I don't need anyone To tell me I'm wrong, I know that you love me I don't care what they say You were there from the start I'll be there when you need me So why do they always have something to say I don't know, I guess they think they understand me Why do they think they can treat me this way I don't want to see them 'cause I can't believe them They were not the ones who were there for me When I needed them I don't understand what they want from me I don't care, ah ha, that's the way it's got to be I don't need anyone to tell me that I am wrong, I know that you love me I don't care what they say You were there from the start I'll be there when you need me (Chorus) So why do they always have something to say I don't know, I guess they think they understand me Why do they think they can treat me this way * Written By Trevor Guthrie