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 t
hat 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
She'd never be alone
Have someone to hold
And when nights were cold
She'd say
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
then 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
They were 90 and were living
out their days 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
some times 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
Even at the end, their love was
stronger than the day
that they first met
They say
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
then 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 know
I'll be there for you
I'm 23, and my folks
are getting old
I know they don't have forever
and I'm scared to be alone
So I'm thankful for my sister,
even though sometimes we fight
When high school 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
I wrote this verse to tell her
that I'm always by her side
I wrote this verse to tell her that
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
then 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
