On the days you need to drift, I'll be your swimming pool On the days you need some space, I'll be your miles and miles afloat On the nights you need a drink, I'll be your neon sign Oh baby, if that's what it takes When I need a day in bed, you'll be my doctor's note And whenever I find trouble, you'll be my first phone call And when I can't get ahead, you'll be my batting cage Oh baby, if that's what it takes Can't we forget about forever? No one's got that kind of time Love's not supposed to be easy Oh baby, don't mean we won't try As the years keep slipping away, we'll be the birthday cake While the world turns itself inside out, we'll be the butterfly When they're burning the carnival down, we'll stay on the ferris wheel Oh baby, if that's what it takes Oh baby, if that's what it takes If that's what it takes Oh, that's what it takes Oh, that's what it takes Oh, that's what it takes