[Verse 1:]
She was 19, with a baby on the way
On the east side of the city,
She was working every day
Cleaning dishes in the evening.
She could barely stay awake,
She was clinging to the feeling
That her luck was gonna change and
'Cross town, she would take the bus at night
To a one bedroom apartment,
And when she'd turn on the light
She would sit down at the table
Tell herself that it's alright,
She was waiting on the day,
She hoped her baby would arrive.
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She'd never be alone, have someone to hold
And when nights were cold, she'd say:
[Ref 1:]
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have,
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand,
You should know I'll be there for you.
When the world's not perfect,
When the world's not kind,
If we have each other than we'll both be fine,
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand,
You should know I'll be there for you.
[Verse 2:]
They were 90, and were living out the day
On the west side of the city next
To where they got engaged,
They had pictures on the walls of all the memories
That they'd made, and though life was never easy,
They were thankful that they stayed
With each other, and though sometimes were hard,
Even when she made him angry
He would never break her heart,
No they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car,
But they never had to travel cause they'd never be apart.
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Even at the end, their love was stronger than
The day that they first met, they say:
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The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have,
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand,
You should know I'll be there for you.
When the world's not perfect,
When the world's not kind,
If we have each other than we'll both be fine,
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand,
You should know I'll be there for you.
You should knew I'll be there for you...
[Verse 3:]
I'm 23, and my folks are getting old,
I know they don't forever
And I'm scared to be alone,
So I'm thankful for my sister,
Even though sometimes we fight,
When highschool wasn't easy,
She's the reason I survived.
I know she'd never leave me,
And I hate to see her cry,
So I wrote this verse to tell her
That I'm always by her side
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I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side,
I wrote this verse to tell her that...
[Ref 3:]
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have,
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand,
You should know I'll be there for you.
When the world's not perfect,
When the world's not kind,
If we have each other than we'll both be fine,
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand,
You should know I'll be there for you.
You should know I'll be there for you...