[00:00.56] She was 19 with a baby on the way [00:03.08] On the East-side of the city, she was working every day [00:05.66] Cleaning dishes in the evening, she could barely stay awake [00:08.45] She was clinging to the feeling that her luck was gonna change [00:11.33] And, 'cross town she would take the bus at night [00:13.84] To a one-bedroom apartment, and when she'd turn on the light [00:16.60] She would sit down at the table, tell herself that it's alright [00:19.48] She was waiting on the day she hoped her baby would arrive [00:22.44] She'd never be alone [00:25.59] Have someone to hold [00:28.33] And when nights were cold [00:31.28] She'd say [00:32.72] The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad [00:35.36] If we got each other, and that's all we have [00:38.35] I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand [00:41.46] You should know I'll be there for you [00:43.72] When the world's not perfect [00:45.45] When the world's not kind [00:46.63] If we have each other, then we'll both be fine [00:49.32] I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand [00:52.44] You should know I'll be there for you [00:55.40] They were 90 and were living out their days [00:58.40] On the West-side of the city next to where they got engaged [01:01.21] They had pictures on the walls of all the memories that they'd made [01:04.12] And though life was never easy, they were thankful that they stayed [01:07.43] With each other, and though some times were hard [01:09.89] Even when she made him angry he would never break her heart [01:12.39] No, they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car [01:15.17] But they never had to travel 'cause they'd never be apart [01:18.15] Even at the end [01:21.10] Their love was stronger than [01:24.03] The day that they first met [01:26.74] They'd say [01:28.36] The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad [01:31.09] If we got each other, and that's all we have [01:33.98] I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand [01:37.00] You should know I'll be there for you [01:39.39] When the world's not perfect [01:41.06] When the world's not kind [01:42.34] If we have each other, then we'll both be fine [01:45.09] I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand [01:48.19] You should know I'll be there for you [01:51.64] [01:59.13] You should know I'll be there for you [02:02.20] I'm 23, and my folks are getting old [02:05.06] I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone [02:07.99] So I'm thankful for my sister, even though sometimes we fight [02:10.87] When high school wasn't easy, she's the reason I survived [02:13.50] I know she'd never leave me and I hate to see her cry [02:16.15] So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side [02:19.00] I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side [02:21.92] I wrote this verse to tell her that [02:24.09] The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad [02:26.41] If we got each other, and that's all we have [02:29.32] I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand [02:32.30] You should know I'll be there for you [02:35.03] When the world's not perfect [02:36.35] When the world's not kind [02:37.61] If we have each other, then we'll both be fine [02:40.32] I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand [02:43.43] You should know I'll be there for you [02:47.11] [02:54.55] You should know I'll be there for you [02:56.65]