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 would take the bus at night To a one-bedroom apartment, and when she'd turn on the lights 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 the 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 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 Even at the end, their love was stronger than 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 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 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 Mm-mm-mm-mm Mm-mm-mm-mm You should know I'll be there for you