[Intro] I know my stories tend to run long So let's see if this fits in a song [Verse 1] We are so stressed and worked down to the bone The nightly news is blowing up our phones The kids are shrieking just because they can Everything's completely gotten out of hand You practice Spanish while you're cooking a meal But dammit, parenthood's getting too real [Pre-Chorus] I can't take all the load I can't take away the stress But when you feel your worst I swear I'll do my best [Chorus] Doesn't matter what is going down Poopy diapers and toddler meltdown And picking up the toys that the three-year-old threw You're not alone, cuz I will be with you Doesn't matter what is going on Our bodies are broken and our sanity's gone And we can barely bend over to put on a shoe You're not alone, cuz I will be with you [Post-Chorus / Refrain] Doesn't matter where Doesn't matter when I'm gonna be with you 'til the end [Verse 2] I'm gonna miss our neighbors and friends I'm gonna miss the world that we know But everything is shot full of lead It's not where we want our boys to grow We're moving to New Zealand and there's so much to do The packing, the paperwork, the plane tickets too [Pre-Chorus] And our house is up for sale And your show opens tonight So please just take a moment It's gonna be alright [Chorus] Doesn't matter where you wanna go Across the ocean or just back home Or maybe home will be somewhere new Wherever that is, I will be with you Doesn't matter where you wanna stay I know we'll get there, and through the fray Of moving with a Berner and the little boys too You're not alone, cuz I will be with you [Bridge] Life is never-ending Onslaught comes and never yields When you're beat down from defending I will come take up the shield I'm not enough But I will try To be everything you need [Final Chorus] Doesn't matter when you need a break Because you've taken all you can take I'll give you ice cream and tea I brewed I'm at my best when I am here with you Doesn't matter when the play is through And we party with friends at a barbecue And give away things that we have to buy new We'll laugh and cry together, I will be with you [Extended Chorus - soaring vocals, more emphatic drums, shredding guitars] Doesn't matter when we're on the flight Soaring through the sky in the dead of night Watching our boys on the couch as they snooze You can get some rest, cuz I will be with you Doesn't matter when we buy a home And decorate with garden gnomes and honeycomb And maybe we'll live there for a decade or two Or 'til we're old, still I will be with you [Vocals more desperate and emotional] Doesn't matter when you're old and gray, I'm still gonna tell you that you're hot today, And maybe I'll give your butt a little squeeze, too We might be pushing ninety and I will be with you [Brief interlude - almost as if winding down for an ending] [Breakdown - suddenly quiet, acoustic guitar only, intimate vocal] Doesn't matter when you need to leave I vowed that I would be the one who grieves And when I am without you I will come unglued But it won't be long 'til I will be with you [Outro] I will be with you I will be with you I will be with you I will be with you Everything the world could give me I want you
