I understand there's nothing I can do   I can't be what she needs as long as she needs you   If you're the one she'll turn to from now on   There are things that you should know about her when I'm gone      She's not as brave as she might seem   And when she's had a scary dream   If you don't hold her, she won't sleep all night      She's not as strong as she should be   She cries at movies on TV   And counts on you to see that things go right      But she's a chance to make your dreams come true   To have someone who thinks there's nothing you can't do   A chance to live each day and care the way, you always knew you could   Take care of her for me, she used to be mine      She's not her best on rainy days   She'll test your love a hundred ways   She plays with your emotions like a song      She chases dreams that can't come true   And always tries too hard for you   And never knows just how to say she's wrong      But she's a chance to make your life complete   A chance to take these lonely days and make them sweet   A chance to feel so good that everyone will wish they could be you   Take care of her for me, she used to be mine      She'll never leave you anytime alone   She needs more time and tenderness   Than anyone you've known      But she's a chance you'll never have again   A chance that always seems to come to other men   A chance I can't forget, a chance that I somehow let slip away   Take care of her for me, she used to be mine