Escrita por Don Black e Walter Scharf, foi gravada por Michael Jackson em novembro de 1971 e lançada em 12 de julho de 1972 no compecto que tinha You can cry on my shoulder como Lado B. Depois saiu no disco de mesmo nome em 4 de agosto de 1972.
Chegou ao número 1 dos charts pop americanos, Australianos e número 7 no Reino Unido. Ganhou um Globo de Ouro. Foi o primeiro número 1 de Michael nos Estados Unidos como artista solo.
A letra:
Ben,
the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking
for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you
my friend will see
You've got a friend in me
(You've got a
friend in me)
Ben, you're always
running here and there
(Here and there)
You feel you're not
wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If you ever look behind
And don't
like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got
a place to go
(You've got a place to go)
I used to say "I"
and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
I
used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us",
now it's "we"
Ben, most people would
turn you away
(Turn you away)
I don't listen to a word they
say
(A word they say)
They don't see you as I do
I wish they
would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend
like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
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