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      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      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      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      This can only be as good as we both make it   Yes, sometimes it's gonna hurt   Yes, sometimes it's gonna hurt   Hey, we can be as happy as we want to be, girl   But we gotta make it work      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      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      This can only be as good as we both make it   Yes, sometimes it's gonna hurt   Yes, sometimes it's gonna hurt   Hey, we can be as happy as we want to be, girl   But we gotta make it work      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