Lyrics

The World is Perfect
Drew James © 2007

We sit in the Café Jalesco
Where each conversation’s an echo
Of when the times were carefree
And our dreams were so real
Before the Hydes all escaped from our Jekylls

I walk to the jukebox on cue
The same way that I always do
I’ve worn out the keys
Playing that tune on A3
The world is perfect except for you

Sometimes you live and you don’t learn
You see all the signs and still don’t turn
Your shadow just gets longer when the sun’s going down
Until your chances with the nice girls are gone

We share the same table for three
Little Jimmy, Big Joe and me
Where once told stories
Of conquest and glory
Until they became too hard to believe

Now each sentence begins
“If I had it to do over again…”
You can fill in the rest
Because no second guess
Will ever change anything in the end

(Chorus)

As that song plays over and over
I wonder how I ever let her go
Now each kiss I’m unable to give her
Leaves another open wound on my soul

The world is perfect except for you
The world is perfect except for you
Almost perfect can feel all wrong
When your chances with the nice girls are gone

The world is perfect except for you
The world is perfect except for you
I just kept on playing that same old song
Until my chances with the nice girls were gone