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
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
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
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
But they never had to travel
'cause they'd never be apart
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
