so no one told you life was gonna be this way
your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's d.o.a.
it's like you're always stuck in second gear
when it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year
but..

i'll be there for you (when the rain starts to pour)
i'll be there for you (like i've been there before)
i'll be there for you
cos you're there for me too...

you're still in bed at ten, and work began at eight
you've burned your breakfast, so far... things are goin' great
your mother warned you there'd be days like these
oh but she didn't tell you when the world has brought you down to your knees
that...

i'll be there for you (when the rain starts to pour)
i'll be there for you (like i've been there before)
i'll be there for you
cos you're there for me too...

no one could ever know me, no one could ever see me.
seems you're the only one who knows, what it's like to be me.
someone to face the day with, make it through all the rest with.
someone i'll always laugh with, even at my worst i'm best with you, yeah

[oh btw. d.o.a. stands for death on arrival]