She was 19 with a baby on the way
那时她19岁 孩子即将出生
On the east-side of the city she was working every day
在城东夜以继日地干活
Cleaning dishes in the evening she could barely stay awake
晚上刷碗 她几乎昏昏欲睡
She was clinging to the feeling that her luck was going to change
她坚信她总有一天会熬出头
And across town she'd take the bus at night to a one bedroom apartment
深夜 她坐着巴士穿过小镇回到她的单间
And then she'd turn on the light
她亮起灯
She would sit down at the table
她会坐在桌旁
Tell herself that it's alright
告诉自己一切都好
She was waiting on the day that she hoped her baby would arrive
她期盼着孩子出生的那一刻
She'd never be alone
她永远都不会孤独
Have someone to hold
会有个人等待她的拥抱
And when night's were cold
长夜渐冷
She'd say
她说
The world's not perfect but it's not that bad
这世界没那么完美 但也没那么糟糕
If we got each other and that's all we have
只要有彼此 就是拥有了整个世界
I will be your mother and hold your hand
我会是你的妈妈 紧握你的手
You should know I'll be there for you
你要知道我永远会在你左右
And the world's not perfect
当这世界没那么完美时
When the world's not kind
当这世界没那么友善时
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
只要有彼此 我们就有希望
I will be your mother and hold your hand
我会是你的妈妈 紧握你的手
You should know I'll be there for you
你要知道我永远会在你左右
They were 90 and were living out their days
那时他们90岁 过着平静的日子
On the West-side of the city next to where they got engaged
他们住在城西 与他们订婚的地方为邻
They had picture on the walls of all the memories that they made
墙上挂满属于他们的回忆
And their life was never easy they were thankful that they stayed
尽管生活并非事事顺意 他们依旧感恩
With each other and though some times were hard
彼此不离不弃的陪伴 尽管还有更难的时刻
Even when she made him angry he would never break her heart
即便她会让他怒火中烧 他也从未让她伤心
And they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car
他们没有钱去购买豪车
But they never had to travel cause they would never be apart
但他们从曾远游 因为他们就是彼此的风景
Even at the end their love was stronger than the day that they first met
直到生命的尽头 他们的爱比初次邂逅时更为浓烈
They'd say
他们说
The world's not perfect but it's not that bad
这世界没那么完美 但也没那么糟糕
If we got each other and that's all we have
只要有彼此 就是拥有了整个世界
I will be your lover and hold your hand
我会是你的爱人 紧紧握住你的手
You should know I'll be there for you
你要知道我永远会在你左右
And the world's not perfect
当这世界没那么完美时
When the world's not kind
当这世界没那么友善时
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
只要有彼此 我们就有希望
I will be your lover and hold your hand
我会是你的爱人 紧紧握住你的手
You should know I'll be there for you
你要知道我永远会在你左右
You should know I'll be there for you
你要知道我永远会在你左右
I'm 23 and my folks are getting old
我今年23岁 父母日渐衰老
I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone
我明白他们不可能永远陪伴我 而我又害怕孤独
So I'm thankful for my sister even though sometimes we fight
所以我非常感激我的姐姐 尽管有时我们也会有争执
When high school wasn't easy she's the reason I survived
难熬的高中时光多亏有她我才坚持了下来
I know she'd never leave me
我知道她永远都不会抛弃我
And I hate to see her cry
而我不愿看到她哭泣
So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
因此我写下这首歌 让她知道我永远在她身旁
I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
我写下这首歌让她知道我永远在她身旁
I wrote this verse to tell her that
我写下这首歌让她知道
The world's not perfect but it's not that bad
这世界没那么完美 但也没那么糟糕
If we got each other and that's all we have
只要有彼此 就是拥有了整个世界
I will be your brother and hold your hand
我是你的弟弟 我会紧紧握住你的手
You should know I'll be there for you
你要知道我永远会在你左右
And the world's not perfect
当这世界没那么完美时
When the world's not kind
当这世界没那么友善时
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
只要有彼此 我们就有希望
I will be your brother and hold your hand
我是你的弟弟 我会紧紧握住你的手
You should know I'll be there for you
你要知道我永远会在你左右
You should know I'll be there for you
你要知道我永远会在你左右