I wish I could do better, but I can't I wish I could do better by you, cause that's what you deserve You sacrificed so much of your life in order for this to work While I'm off chasing my own dreams, sailing around the world Please know that I'm yours to keep, my beautiful girl When you cry, a piece of my heart dies Knowing that I may have been the cause If you were to leave, fulfill someone else's dreams I think I might totally be lost You don't ask for no diamond rings, no delicate strings of pearls That's why I wrote this song to sing, my beautiful girl Oh, oh, oh, oh 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4 I wish I could do better by you, cause that's what you deserve You sacrificed so much of your life in order for this to work While I'm off chasing my own dreams, sailing around the world Please know that I'm yours to keep, my beautiful girl And when you cry, a piece of my heart dies Knowing that I may have been the cause If you were to leave and fulfill someone else's dreams I think I might totally be lost But you don't ask for no diamond rings, no delicate strings of pearls That's why I wrote this song to sing, my beautiful girl Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh But you don't ask for no diamond rings, no delicate strings of pearls That's why I wrote this song to sing, my beautiful girl And when you cry, a piece of my heart dies Knowing that I may have been the cause If you were to leave and fulfill someone else's dreams I think I might totally be lost But you don't ask for no diamond rings, no delicate strings of pearls That's why I wrote this song to sing, my beautiful girl And when you cry, a piece of my heart dies I smile when we lose each other I don't see how we're gonna find each other I don't see how we're gonna find each other