She was19 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 whenshe'd turn on the light She would sit down at the table Tell herself thatit'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 Theworld's not perfect Butit's not that bad If we got each other Andthat's all we have I will be your mother AndI'll hold your hand You should knowI'll be there for you When theworld's not perfect When theworld's not kind If we have each other thenwe'll both be fine I will be your mother AndI'll hold your hand You should knowI'll be there for you They were90 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 thatthey'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 theydidn't have the money To afford a fancy car But they never had to travel 'Causethey'd never be apart Even at the end Their love was stronger than The day that they first met They'd say Theworld's not perfect butit's not that bad If we got each other andthat's all we have I will be your lover andI'll hold your hand You should knowI'll be there for you When theworld's not perfect When theworld's not kind If we have each other thenwe'll both be fine I will be your lover andI'll hold your hand You should knowI'll be there for you You should knowI'll be there for you I'm23 and my folks are getting old I know theydon't have forever AndI'm scared to be alone SoI'm thankful for my sister Even though sometimes we fight When high schoolwasn't easy She's the reason I survived I knowshe'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 Verse to tell her that Verse to tell her that Verse to tell her that Theworld's not perfect Butit's not that bad If we got each other Andthat's all we have I will be your brother AndI'll hold your hand You should knowI'll be There for you When theworld's not perfect When theworld's not kind If we have each other thenwe'll both be fine I will be your brother AndI'll hold your hand You should knowI'll be there for you You should knowI'll be there for you Theworld's not perfect Butit's not that bad If we got each other Andthat's all we have I will be your brother AndI'll hold your hand You should knowI'll be There for you
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