Count On Me – English Lyrics

• By: Whitney Houston, CeCe Winans

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartwarming lyrics of Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans' 'Count On Me' to learn English phrases about friendship and solidarity. This soulful duet offers clear, emotional language, perfect for understanding expressions of support and reliance in everyday conversation, making it an inspiring choice for language learners.

[English]

(gentle music)

♪ Count on me through thick and thin ♪

♪ A friendship that will never end ♪

♪ When you are weak I will be strong ♪

♪ Helping you to carry on ♪

♪ Call on me, I will be there ♪

♪ Don't be afraid ♪

♪ Please believe me when I say ♪

♪ Count on ♪

♪ I can see it's hurting you ♪

♪ I can feel your pain ♪

♪ It's hard to see the sunshine through the rain ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I know sometimes it seems as if ♪

♪ It's never gonna end ♪

♪ But you'll get through it ♪

♪ Just don't give in 'cause you can ♪

♪ Count on me through thick and thin ♪

♪ A friendship that will never end ♪

♪ When you are weak I will be strong ♪

♪ Helping you to carry on ♪

♪ Call on me, I will be there ♪

♪ Don't be afraid ♪

♪ Please believe me, please believe me when I say ♪

♪ Count on ♪

♪ You can count on me ♪

♪ Oh, yes you can ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I know sometimes it seems as if ♪

♪ We're standing all alone ♪

♪ But we'll get through it ♪

♪ 'Cause love won't let us fall ♪

♪ Count on me through thick and thin, I'll be there ♪

♪ A friendship that will never end ♪

♪ When you are weak, you are weak, I will be strong ♪

♪ Helping you to carry on ♪

♪ Call on me, I will be there ♪

♪ Don't be afraid ♪

♪ Please believe me when I say ♪

♪ Count on ♪

♪ There's a place inside all of us ♪

♪ Where our faith in love begins ♪

♪ You should reach to find the truth in love ♪

♪ The answers' there within, oh ♪

♪ I know that life can make you feel ♪

♪ It's much harder than it really is ♪

♪ But we'll get through it, we'll get through it ♪

♪ Just, just, don't, don't give in ♪

♪ Count on me through thick and thin, count on me ♪

♪ A friendship that will never end, it'll never end ♪

♪ When you are weak I will be strong, I'll be strong ♪

♪ Helping you to carry on, ooh ♪

♪ Call on me, I will be there, I'll be there ♪

♪ Don't be afraid, don't be afraid now ♪

♪ Please believe me when I say ♪

♪ Count on ♪

♪ Count on, count on me ♪

♪ Count on, count on ♪

♪ Count on, count on me ♪

(audience applauding)

♪ Oh, yes you can ♪

♪ You know I can, yes you can ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, sure you can ♪

♪ Count on, count on me, girl ♪

(audience cheering) (audience applauding)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
count /kaʊnt/ A1	verb - to say numbers in order verb - to rely on someone or something noun - an act of counting
friendship /ˈfrendʃɪp/ A2	noun - a relationship between friends
end /ɛnd/ A2	noun - the final part of something verb - to come or bring to a final point
weak /wiːk/ A2	adjective - lacking physical strength or energy
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having physical strength
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to give assistance to someone noun - the action of helping someone
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ A2	noun - the light from the sun
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the sky verb - water falling from the sky
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept something as true
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the real facts about something
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular part of the world, a city, or town