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Simple Plan

Perfect

Release date: 19th March 2002

From No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (15th Anniversary Tour Edition)Track 124:37
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About This Track

"Perfect" is a single by Simple Plan, from the album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (15th Anniversary Tour Edition), released 19th March 2002. The track is 4:37 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Simple Plan.

About the Artist

Simple Plan

Simple Plan

Lyrics

Perfect

Hey, dad, look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to plan?
And do you think I'm wasting my time
Doing things I want to do?
But it hurts when you disapprove all along

And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
Can't pretend that I'm all right
And you can't change me

'Cause we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry, I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry, I can't be perfect

I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
All the days you spent with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore

And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you

Can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright
'Cause we lost it all
And nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry, I can't be perfect

Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry, I can't be perfect
Nothing's gonna change the things that you said

And nothing's gonna make this right again
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard just to talk to you
But you don't understand (you don't understand)

'Cause we lost it all
And nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry, I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry, I can't be perfect

'Cause we lost it all
And nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry, I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry, I can't be perfect

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From No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (15th Anniversary Tour Edition)

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Simple Plan
19th March 2002

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    Producer
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    Bass
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    Guitar
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