I want to lay down with you forever
Or just this afternoon
Watchin' the shadows gettin' long
I'll sing you a quiet song
Watch you sleep, slow and deep

Baby, I know that all your pain will pass
I know you're sad but it won't last
I'm bettin' you everythin' that I've got in my pocket

When you're starin' out into the sky
See what you have and don't ask why
Things can't be different, they're perfect

I want to remind you how you laugh
Sometimes you don't even make a sound
Till you fall down on the ground
And I'm goin' to love you every day
Maybe it'll balance out the pain, I can't take away

Baby, I know that all your pain will pass
I know you're sad, but it won't last
I'm bettin' you everythin' that I've got in my pocket

When you're starin' out into the sky
See what you have and don't ask why
Things can't be different, they're perfect

So come on and lay down with me
I'll tell you all the useless things
That I have learned
But this one good thing, my old man told me

Baby, I know that all your pain will pass
I know you're sad, but it won't last
I'm bettin' you everythin' that I've got in my pocket

When you're starin' out into the sky
See what you have and don't ask why
Things can't be different, they're perfect

Ah, they're perfect