I’d Rather (Live at Radio City Music Hall, New York – Feb. 12, 2003)

[Intro]
I wanna do, um, I wanna do this song that I love
It's from my, my latest album, the most current album
Um, and we're gonna do some songs from that record right around here 'cause, uh, we had a good time with that
Um, the only problem with this song is that it's a song that, uh, haha, that I have to pick the first two notes out of the air myself
I don't get any musical accompaniment, that's kinda difficult
So, I need to just take a second and cool out and get the notes right
Okay, they're not coming yet, ha

[Verse 1]
I thought some time alone, ah, was what we really needed
You said this time would hurt more than it helps
But I couldn't see that
I thought it was the end of a beautiful story
And so I left the one I love at home to be alone
And I tried and I found this one thing is true
That I'm nothing without you
I know better now
And I've had a change of heart

[Chorus]
I'd rather have bad times with you, come on
(Than good times with someone else)
I'd rather be beside you in a storm
Than safe and warm by myself
I'd rather have hard times together
Than to have it easy apart
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
Ooh, ooh, ooh yeah

[Verse 2]
And then I met someone and thought she could replace you
We got along just fine but wasted time because she was not you
We had a lot of fun, though we knew we were faking
Love was not impressed with our connection built on lies, all lies

[Pre-Chorus]
So I'm here 'cause I found this one thing is true
That I'm nothing without you
I know better now
And I've had a change of heart

[Chorus]
I'd rather have bad times with you, come on
(Than good times with someone else)
(I'd rather be beside you in a storm)
Than safe and warm by myself
I'd rather have hard times together
Than to have it easy apart
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
Who holds my heart

[Bridge]
I can't blame you if you turn away from me like I've done you
I can only prove the things I say with time
Please be mine

[Chorus]
(I'd rather have bad times with you) Please be mine
(Than good times with someone else) I know better now
(I'd rather be beside you in a storm) Any time
(Than safe and warm by myself) Surely, surely, baby
(I'd rather have hard times together)
(Than to have it easy apart) You know that
(I'd rather have the one who holds my heart) Ooh yeah, ah yeah
I'd rather have (bad times with you) Surely
(Than good times with someone else) Surely
(I'd rather be beside you in a storm) Oh yeah
(Than safe and warm by myself) Doo, ooh, ooh
(I'd rather have hard times together)
(Than to have it easy apart) You know that
(I'd rather have the one who holds my heart) Doo

[Outro]
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
I'd rather have the one who holds my heart
Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh yeah
You hold my heart, yeah