It's been said a friend is like a mighty sheltering tree 
A place of refuge we can run when trouble comes for you and me 
Someone we can count on through the thick and thin 
When the storms of life are blowing, there's
Just nothing like a friend 
(there's just nothing like a friend) 

We all need sheltering trees 
Friends in our lives who'll get down on their knees 
And lift us up before the king of kings 
We all need sheltering trees 

There've been days that I was sure that I couldn't make it through 
Clouds of doubt came rolling in and I didn't know what I would do 
I would've given in and said I just can't go on 
If it hadn't been for a friend that helped me to be strong 
(helped me to be strong) 

We all need sheltering trees 
Friends in our lives who'll get down on their knees 
And lift us up before the king of kings 
We all need sheltering trees 

You can face the highest mountain and
The climb won't feel so high 
Or cross the darkest valley and it won't seem so wide 
Nothing is impossible when a friend is by your side 

We all need sheltering trees 
Friends in our lives who'll get down on their knees 
And lift us up before the king of kings 
We all need sheltering trees