If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin
Capo: Fret 1
Tuning: C, E A D G B E
[Verse 1]
She was 19 wit
h a baby on th
e way
On the East-si
de of the city
, she was work
ing every day
Cleaning dishe
s in the eveni
ng, she could
barely stay aw
ake
She was clingi
ng to the feel
ing that her l
uck was gonna
change
And, 'cross to
wn she would t
ake the bus at
night to a on
e bedroom apar
tment
And when she'd turn on the light
She would sit
down at the ta
ble
Tell herself that it's alright
She was waitin
g on the day s
he hoped her b
aby would arri
ve
She'd never be
alone
Have someone t
o hold
And when nights were cold
She'd say
[Chorus]
The world's no
t perfect, but
it's not that
bad
If we got each
other, and th
at's all we ha
ve
I will be your
mother, and I
'll hold your
hand
You should kno
w I'll be ther
e for you
When the world
's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have eac
h other then w
e'll both be f
ine
I will be your
mother, and I
'll hold your
hand
You should kno
w I'll be ther
e for you
[Verse 2]
They were 90 a
nd were living
out their day
s
on the West-si
de of the city
next to where
they got enga
ged
They had pictu
res on the wal
ls of all the
memories that
they'd made
And though lif
e was never ea
sy, they were
thankful that
they stayed
With each ot
her, and thoug
h some times w
ere hard
Even when she
made him angry
he would neve
r break her he
art
No, they didn'
t have the mon
ey to afford a
fancy car
But they never
had to travel
'cause they'd
never be apar
t
Even at the
end, their lov
e was stronger
than the day
that they firs
t met
They say
[Chorus]
The world's no
t perfect, but
it's not that
bad
If we got each
other, and th
at's all we ha
ve
I will be your
lover, and I'
ll hold your h
and
You should kno
w I'll be ther
e for you
When the world
's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have eac
h other then w
e'll both be f
ine
I will be your
lover, and I'
ll hold your h
and
You should kno
w I'll be ther
e for you
[Bridge]
Mmm, mmm-mmm,
mmm-mmm
You should kno
w I'll be ther
e for you
[Verse 3]
I'm 23, and my
folks are get
ting old
I know they do
n't have forev
er and I'm sca
red to be alon
e
So I'm thankfu
l for my siste
r, even though
sometimes we
fight
When high scho
ol wasn't easy
, she's the re
ason I survive
d
I know she'd n
ever leave me,
and I hate to
see her cry
So I wrote thi
s verse to tel
l her that I'm
always by her
side
I wrote this v
erse to tell h
er that I'm al
ways by her si
de
I wrote this v
erse to tell h
er that
[Chorus]
The world's no
t perfect, but
it's not that
bad
If we got each
other, and th
at's all we ha
ve
I will be your
brother, and
I'll hold your
hand
You should kno
w I'll be ther
e for you
When the world
's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have eac
h other then w
e'll both be f
ine
I will be your
brother, and
I'll hold your
hand
You should kno
w I'll be ther
e for you
[Outro]
Mmm, mmm-mmm,
mmm-mmm
You should kno
w I'll be ther
e for you