"better days" lyrics

Oh, my mother told my father
Life is only real when shared
Oh, my father told my mother
Life is anything but fair oh

Oh, my mother told my father
We can not not be together
Oh, my father told my mother
Nothing will be here forever

But you are the only, you are the only life I know
You are the only, you are the only life I know

We are holding and holding and holding on
We're holding and holding and holding
Then we're hoping and hoping and hoping
For better days to come

Oh, my mother held my brother
What will happen when we part
Oh, my brother held my mother
And laid his hand upon her heart
You are the only, you are the only life I know
You are the only, you are the only life I know

We are holding and holding and holding on
We're holding and holding and holding
Then we're hoping and hoping and hoping
For better days to come

We are holding and holding and holding on
We're holding and holding and holding
Then we're hoping and hoping and hoping
For better days to come
And they'll come

Oh, my mother told my father
Love is only real when shared