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 across town she'd take the bus

At night to a one bedroom apartment

And then 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 that

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

And 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 made

And their 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

And 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

Then the day that they first met

They'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 lover

And I'll hold your hand

You should know I'll be there for you

And 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

And 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 I know I'll be there for you