Don’t think I’ve ever known perfection
but before you, I didn’t know no good,
My whole life has had no direction
Always felt my deeds misunderstood.
Didn’t see no sunshine only the grey
I saw only what life would take from me,
And the rain it poured down every day
Everything seemed to try to break dumb me.
You came into my world an angel
with two cherubim beside you too,
Touched me with holy lips n’ made me stable
Blew apart everything I thought I knew.
Dark days come and dark days will go
In this life that we built together,
and maybe we’ll reap what we have sown
No matter what I’ll give you forever.
I don’t need no perfect life,
I know we will find a way,
Through the darkness and strife,
And make this our perfect day!
I’ve begged God for absolution
Then I woke up to see your face,
Baby I’ve come to some conclusions
Through it all you’re my saving grace.
I broke my wings and fell to earth now
Heaven seems too far away,
Can’t walk the road let alone run but I avow
If I have crawl I’ll find a better way.
Aint no mention of you in the scripture
I think Moses would keep you for himself,
I’ll paint for you some pretty pictures
and cry the blessing for our health.
Aint no flower perfect for you
Aint no sonnet that’s worth your name,
If the world looks dark I implore you
Find the sunshine in our flames.
I don’t need no perfect life,
I know we will find a way,
Through the darkness and strife,
And make this our perfect day!
I can’t write like the prophets
I can’t paint you all the stars,
Can’t fly to heaven in a rocket
or drive out from Gehinnom in a car.
I can’t give to you a chariot of gold
Can’t give no castle in the sky,
Can’t tell you that tomorrow won’t be cold,
I can only promise I’ll always try.
The nights may seem long
But I can promise you the sun,
And when it all seems wrong
We’ll still profess that God is one.
Here I sit so broken
but I’ll give you all I am,
I’ll say what should be spoken
I’ll forever love my Sam.
I don’t need no perfect life,
I know we will find a way,
Through the darkness and strife,
And make this our perfect day!