Right Here!

"Right Here (Departed)"

[Intro]
When you feel your hearts guarded,
And you see the breaks starting,
When the clouds are far departed,
U'll be right here with me,

[Darkchild & Brandy]
B rock...
Darkchild..
We back..
U'll be right here with me

[Bridge]
You'll be right here with me
oh, oh [x16]
You'll be right here with me

[Verse 1]
When your life is going to fast,
off the train tracks
I can slow it down, oh
just when you think your bout to turn back
'Stead you might crash
I'll be your ground, oh

[Chorus]
Oh when you feel your hearts guarded,
And you see the brakes started,
And when the clouds above Departed,
You'll be right here with me,
And when your tears are dry from cryin,
And when the worlds turned silent,
So when the clouds above Departed,
You will be right here with me,
Oh oh [Repeat x10]

I will be right here with you
you'll be right here with me
[Repeat]

[Verse 2]
When your trapped and there's just no key,
And you can't breathe,
I breathe for you,
The fire's got you down on both knees,
And the walls are closing in but I will,
Break it through,
And when you feel alone,
I'm a be at home,
Whenevers comes and go,
You know I got you,

[Chorus]
Oh when you feel your hearts guarded,
And when you see the brakes started,
And when the clouds above Departed,
You'll be right here with me,
(You'll see the sun)
And when your tears are dry from crying, crying,
And when the worlds turned silent...silent,
So when the clouds above Departed,
You will be right here with me,

[Bridge]

I will be here right beside you,
Every step you take (yea),
I will be your strength your shelter,
Shield you from the rain,
[Repeat]

[Chorus]
(oh when you feel),
oh when you feel your hearts guarded,
and when you see the brakes started,
and when the clouds above Departed,
you'll be right here with me (right here),
and when your tears are dry from crying,
and when the worlds turned silent,
so when the clouds above Departed,
you will be right here with me,

I will be right here with you,
You'll be right here with me,

Thirty-two things that change when you have a baby

What changes when you have a baby? A better question may be: What doesn't change?

1. You finally stop to smell the roses, because your baby is in your arms.

2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.

3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.

4. You respect your body ... finally.

5. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.

6. You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.

7. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.

8. You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.

9. Your heart breaks much more easily.

10. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.

11. Every day is a surprise.

12. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)

13. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.

14. You become a morning person.

15. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.

16. You discover how much there is to say about one tooth.

17. You finally realize that true joy doesn't come from material wealth.

18. You now know where the sun comes from.

19. You'd rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you've been dying to have.

20. You realize that although sticky, lollipops have magical powers.

21. You don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night.

22. Silence? What's that?

23. You realize that the 15 pounds you can't seem to get rid of are totally worth having.

24. You discover an inner strength you never thought you had.

25. You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule.

26. You give parents with a screaming child an 'I-know-the-feeling' look instead of a 'Can't-they-shut-him-up?' one.

27. Your dog — who used to be your 'baby' — becomes just a dog.

28. You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you'll be late.

29. You learn that taking a shower is a luxury.

30. You realize that you can love a complete stranger.

31. You find yourself wanting to make this world a better place.

32. If you didn’t believe in love at first sight before, now you do!

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What I wish I'd known about preparing for life with a newborn

BabyCenter moms talk about what they would advise their pregnant friends to get out of the way before the baby's arrival:

"I wish I'd bought at least four nursing bras. I only got a few, and ended up hand-washing them all the time."

"I wish I had cleaned and organized my house before the baby was born. That way, when I came home I wouldn't have been stressed about cleaning and I would have known where all the important things were."

"I wish I'd given my husband a list of all the things I do in an average day and asked him to pick at least three chores he could take over. That way he would have been on track once the baby arrived, and I wouldn't have gotten so angry because he wasn't pitching in."

"I wish I had put together a file folder with the names of restaurants that deliver, and kept that and plenty of cash next the phone -- to make things super convenient in the beginning when you're crazy with figuring out feedings and diaper changes and such."

"I wish my husband had played more of a role in selecting things for the registry. He wasn't interested in gear during my pregnancy, but now he doesn't like the stroller I picked."

"I wish I hadn't bought so much newborn-size clothing. My son was almost too big for it when he was born!"

"A friend highly recommended having the changing table ready and stocked. I listened, and I can't imagine what life would have been like in the first weeks without it!"

"It would have been a big help to have all my older daughter's clothes organized according to season and size, so they'd be easy to find when our new daughter grows into them."

"I wish I'd set up some playdates for our 4-year-old daughter for the days following the birth of our new baby."

"I wish I'd investigated groups and activities that my baby and I could have participated in during my maternity leave."

"I streamlined my life during pregnancy by setting up online bill pay, canceling my magazine subscriptions (what new mom has time to read them?), and buying TiVo."

"I wish I'd completed more things on my to-do list, like getting an eye exam or taking the car into the shop to be fixed, that are really difficult to do with a baby in tow."

"I should have learned to use the breast pump before the baby was born."

"I recommend reading more books on the baby's first year, especially the parts on sleeping and nursing."

"I wish I'd thought more about how I was going to mother my new son. I was so busy buying baby clothes and decorating the nursery that I never thought about how I was going to raise him."