I may not be perfect, but I don’t lie
And in spite of my inconsistencies
I’ve got a criminal side, to hide
Manifest in a 30 second mystery
This is the story of a thousand empty postcards
Strewn about 32nd st apt 204
And it goes without saying
Never underestimate
the power of the things your mother taught you
She said “I may not be perfect, but I don’t lie”
The odds are good that you won’t hear this
Won’t hear this song with these
Sharp notes and dull quotes it won’t
Won’t last too long,
But
Risks are for the taking but you’ll
Never see them coming and
Do you think that you could try to sound it out
Or do I have to spell it
Now is the time you awake to those sunny skies
Don’t let your intuition
Blind your failing eyes
I’m going down with the ship in a sea of anarchy
Hold’n on to a glimpse of reality
But the water’s so cold as it fills my lungs
And it’s leave’n me undone
But this method of escape
Will soon be a mistake
Cause the light at the bottom will be too late to break
And it goes without saying
Never underestimate
The power of the words you never wrote
You said “We may not be perfect but we all try”
The odds are good that you won’t hear this
Won’t hear this song with these
Sharp notes and dull quotes it won’t
Won’t last too long,
But
Risks are for the taking but you’ll
Never see them coming and
Do you think that you could try to sound it out
Or do I have to spell it
Now is the time you awake to those sunny skies
Don’t let your intuition
Blind your failing eyes
And I may not be perfect,
I may not be perfect
But I… I do not lie
I do not lie
And I may not be perfect
I may not be perfect
But I don’t lie
I do not lie
Risks are for the taking but you’ll
Never see them coming and
Do you think that you could try to sound it out
Or do I have to spell it
Now is the time you awake to those sunny skies
Don’t let your intuition
Blind your failing eyes