if i could take away the pain
and put a smile on your face
baby i would, baby i would

if i could make a better way
so you could see a better day
baby i would, baby i would (i would)

baby do it to the sky and lend you the keys
let you know that you'll always welcome
so that you never leave, ooh
buy you all those fancy things that you only see on tv, yeah
run away to our hideaway
we'll be living the american dream

and i know its never gonna be that easy
but i know that it won't hurt us to try, ooh

if i could take away the pain
and put a smile on your face
baby i would, baby i would
if i could make a better way
so you could see a better day
baby i would, baby i would

(let me hear you say) woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
baby i would (i would)

to the love, forever wise
so that it never runs dry, yeah
anytime they ask me why I'm smiling
say that I'm satisfied

you got your flaws and so do i
past lovers and made you cry
and though i wanna make it right
i just can't read your mind, noo

and i know its never gonna be that easy
but i know that it won't hurt us to try, oh

if i could take away the pain
and put a smile on your face
baby i would, baby i would
if i could make a better way
so you could see a better day
baby i would, baby i would

(let me her you say) woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
baby i would

yeah, its not about want i want
its all about what you need
i know that he hurt you
but that wasn't me

and i know and i know
sometimes its hard to see
that all we need to be

if i could take away the pain
and put a smile on your face
baby i would, baby i would
if i could make a better way
so you could see a better day
baby i would, baby i would

(let me her you say) woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
baby i would