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She was ■ nineteen with a baby on the way
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On the east side of the city she was working every day
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Cleaning dishes in the evening she could barely stay awake
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She was clinging to the feeling that her luck was gonna change
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And 'cross town she would take the bus at night
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To a one bedroom apartment and when she'd turn on the light
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She would sit down at the table tell herself that it's alright
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She was waiting on the day she hoped her baby would arrive
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She'd ■ never be alone ■
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Have someone to hold ■
And when nights were cold
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She'd say
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The world's not perfect but it's not that bad
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If we got each other and that's all we have
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I will be your mother and I'll hold your hand
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You should know I'll be there for you
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When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
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If we have each other then we'll both be fine
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I will be your mother and I'll hold your hand
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You should know I'll be there for you
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They were ■ ninety and were living out their days
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On the west side of the city next to where they got engaged
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They had pictures on the walls of all the memories that they'd made
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And though life was never easy they were thankful that they stayed ■
With each other and though some times were hard
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Even when she made him angry he would never break her heart
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No they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car
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But they never had to travel 'cause they'd never be apart ■
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Even at the end ■
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Their love was stronger than ■
The day that they first met
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They'd say
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The world's not perfect but it's not that bad
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If we got each other and that's all we have
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I will be your lover and I'll hold your hand
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You should know I'll be there for you
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When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
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If we have each other then we'll both be fine
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I will be your lover and I'll hold your hand
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You should know I'll be there for you ■ ■ ■
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You should know I'll be there for you
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I'm twentythree and my folks are getting old
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I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone
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So I'm thankful for my sister even though sometimes we fight
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When high school wasn't easy she's the reason I survived
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I know she'd never leave me and I hate to see her cry
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So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
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I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
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I wrote this verse to tell her that
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The world's not perfect but it's not that bad
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If we got each other and that's all we have
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I will be your brother and I'll hold your hand
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You should know I'll be there for you
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When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
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If we have each other then we'll both be fine
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I will be your brother and I'll hold your hand
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You should know I'll be there for you ■ ■ ■
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You should know I'll be there for you
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