I remember my first heartache
Learning all the different ways a heart could break
I took off to San Francisco Bay, grieving
And then there was the one in Tennessee
That one nearly was the end of me
So sweet, but looks can be deceiving
I had lots of big plans for tomorrow
Most of them probably wouldn't come true
And maybe it's a bitter pill to swallow
But it led me here to this sweet life be-beside you
I lived with someone up in Providence
Looking back, it didn't make a lot of sense
One of us was always on the fence or leaving
And then there was the one in Oregon
Who wanted me to be a Born Again
So I was shown the door again
For being a heathen
I had lots of big plans for tomorrow
Most of them never did come true
And maybe it's a bitter pill to swallow
But it led me here to this sweet life be-beside you
Now there's music in the kitchen
Laughter down the hall
I didn't know what I was missing
But I almost missed it all
Sweet life
Sweet life
Sweet life, be-beside you (sweet life)
Beside you (sweet life)
Beside you sweet life)
Beside you