If We Have Each Other

Alec Benjamin

She was 19 with a baby on the way
On the East-side of the city, she was working every day
Cleaning dishes in the evening, she could barely stay awake
She was clinging to the feeling that her luck was gonna change
And, 'cross town she would take the bus at night
To a one bedroom apartment, and when she'd turn on the light
She would sit down at the table, tell herself that it's alright
She was waiting on the day she hoped her baby would arrive
She'd never be alone
Have someone to hold
And when nights were cold
She'd say

The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you

They were 90 and were living out their days
On the West-side of the city next to where they got engaged
They had pictures on the walls of all the memories that they'd made
And though life was never easy, they were thankful that they stayed
With each other, and though some times were hard
Even when she made him angry he would never break her heart
No, they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car
But they never had to travel 'cause they'd never be apart
Even at the end
Their love was stronger than
The day that they first met
They'd say

The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you

You should know I'll be there for you

I'm 23, and my folks are getting old
I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone
So I'm thankful for my sister, even though sometimes we fight
When high school wasn't easy, she's the reason I survived
I know she'd never leave me and I hate to see her cry
So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
I wrote this verse to tell her that

The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each other then we'll both be fine
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you

You should know I'll be there for you

S'all bout the H A M

6.30am. Woke up
6.40am. Drove to get the ham
6.50am. Got in a super duper loooong line for Honey Baked

7.30am. Started pouring rain. God bless.
8.15am. Got to Honey Baked door
8.50am. Got the ham.

In that two hours, I get to thank myself for being able to stand in line in this beautiful rain, for still being able to be aware of everything around me. For being able to afford a slab of ham. For being able to look forward to a Thanksgiving meal. For being able to be here.

Happy Thanksgiving Eve, everybody! Don't forget your pies!

jab jab stab

There are at least 2 people close to me who have told me that I should be a tattoo artist. They think I can do it.

Can I do it?

meh. It's not that I don't want to do it or can't do it. But the timing isn't right right now. I cannot leave Gensler yet. Still waiting for that damn greenies.

But one day though. I will hustle my way into becoming a great artist. Here's what I think my style would be.

Yeap, coz I would be a former graphic designer who doesn't draw and spends too much on the computer doing graphics.

Keeps on burning

The air in SF is getting worse and worse each day. There's no trace of it getting any better. On Saturday night I saw it eased down to 103 and I was prematurely celebrating. But hells before I knew it, it rose up again this morning to 177. On Friday, SF was rated #1 in the world for the worst air quality. Can you believe it? Even Jakarta was #17. Too funny.

I'm sick and tired of wearing masks. I miss the fresh, misty SF air and nothing is helping at this point. We were hoping for some rain this Wednesday, so my fingers are crossed for that.

The AirVisuals phone app has been really helpful at monitoring the air quality in the city. Love the UX/UI, it's designed really nicely, and simple enough to navigate and understand. I think everyone should download and use it.