[Verse 1] You understand me at least you say you do Lately that's enough for me Looking for perfect surrounded by artificial You're the closest thing to real I see Sure, everyone has their problems, that's a given Yours are the easiest to tolerate This wasn't what we we were wanting, how we're living But let's take this good enough and turn it to great Baby understand [Pre-Hook] This can only be as good as we both make it Yes, sometimes it's gonna hurt Yes, sometimes it's gonna hurt We can be as happy as we want to be, girl But we gotta make it work [Hook] We gotta make it work, ay oh ay oh oh We gotta make it work, ay oh ay oh oh We gotta make it work, ay oh ay oh oh We gotta make it work, ay oh ay oh oh [Verse 2] Sometimes I love you more than you'll ever know Other times you get on my nerves Hey, that's just reality, no, it can't always be Kisses, hugs and beautiful words You was looking for your prince, what you found Is a pauper with potential And no, I'm nowhere near perfect but I'm around Girl, time and patience is essential, baby realize [Pre-Hook & Hook] [Verse 3] Thick and thin The bad outweighs the good sometimes That doesn't mean we're supposed to give it up My problems are yours and yours are mine [Pre-Hook & Hook]