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She was [Am] 19 with a baby on the way
On the [Em] East-side of the city, she was working every day
Cleaning dishes in the evening, she could barely stay awake
She was [F] clinging to the feeling that her luck was gonna change
And, [Am] across town she'd take the bus at night to a one [Em] 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 [F] waiting on the day that she hoped her baby would arrive
She'd [Am] never be alone
[G] Have someone to hold
[Em] And when nights were cold, [F] she'd say
The world's not [Am] perfect but it's not that bad
If we got each [G] other and that's all we have
I will be your [Em] mother and I'll hold your hand
You should [F] know I'll be there for [G] you
And the world's not [Am] perfect when the world's not kind
If we have each [G] other then we'll both be fine
I will be your [Em] mother and I'll hold your hand
You should [F] know I'll be there for [G] you
They were [Am] 90 and were living out their days
On the [Em] 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 [F] life was never easy they were thankful that they stayed
[Am] With each other and though some times were hard
Even [Em] 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 [F] never had to travel 'cause they'd [G] never be apart
[Am] Even at the end, their [G] love was stronger then the [Em] day that they first met
[F] They'd say
The world's not [Am] perfect but it's not that bad
If we got each [G] other and that's all we have
I will be your [Em] mother and I'll hold your hand
You should [F] know I'll be there for [G] you
And the world's not [Am] perfect when the world's not kind
If we have each [G] other then we'll both be fine
I will be your [Em] mother and I'll hold your hand
You should [F] know I'll be there for [G] you
[Am] [G] [Em] You should [F] know I'll be there for you
I'm [Am] 23 and my folks are getting old
I know [G] they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone
So I'm [Em] thankful for my sister even though sometimes we fight
When [F] high school wasn't easy, she's the [G] reason I survived
I [Am] know she'd never leave me and I hate to see her cry
So I [G] wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
I [Em] wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
I [F] wrote this verse to tell her that
The world's not [Am] perfect but it's not that bad
If we got each [G] other and that's all we have
I will be your [Em] mother and I'll hold your hand
You should [F] know I'll be there for [G] you
And the world's not [Am] perfect when the world's not kind
If we have each [G] other then we'll both be fine
I will be your [Em] mother and I'll hold your hand
You should [F] know I'll be there for [G] you
[Am] [G] [Em] You should [F] know I'll be there for you
