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I'd be a good wife
I'd build a home
you'd want to come home to
and we'd have a good life
I know that we would
if only you knew...

we'd make our own way
we'd do what most folks
say and then don't do
we'd seize a good day
I think that we could
I think that you want to...

they say "you can't do this forever
one day, you're going to grow old
right now, you might think that it's better
but when the fun's over, we'll say we told you so..."

if I say that I won't
they'll tell me I'm heartless
if I say that I can't
they'll tell me it's sad
and it's none of their business
if I want a baby
and if I know one thing
you'd be a good dad

but I'd be a good wife
as long as I lived
you'd have me to come home to
and we'd build a good life
I know that we would
if only you want to...

you know that nothing lasts forever
one day, we're going to grow old
they'll tell you that their way is better
but it's just one way
to get to someday

it's not that I won't
but I don't think I want to
it's not that I can't
though I'm not sure I can
I'm making a choice
finally deciding
for once in my life
not to stick to the plan

you know, I'd be a good wife
and maybe they're right
that this is my last chance
and I've got this one life
will you dance with me?
dance with me, dance with me
dance with me, dance with me

dance in our kitchen, late at night
dance at our wedding under stars
dance with sweet kids who aren't ours
in best friends' backyards
and when life gets hard
hold on to the family we made
built over decades
if we have no children
we'll still have a home
you won't die alone
but you'll have no children

I'd be a good wife.


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