In a Perfect World

Baby, I've been feeling a bit on edge

Lately, I've been careless at making bets

Livin' in a world where it's always Monday

1 AM and dark, and it's always pouring

Where you can feel the weight of a new day rising

By the neon furies of advertising

But, baby, we're not here to stay

So, hey, hey, hey, hush, don't be cryin' now, hear?

'Cause any day fortune may wander down, dear

And we can see a world that is milk and honey

The tapestry of life as a beautiful journey

There's always a promise of a silver lining

There's that elation of perfect timing

In a perfect world

Baby, I can see through their idle threats

So easy, I can walk through their bayonets

But even still I can stumble and fall

And every step I miss, it still takes its toll

Even if I wise up there's always a price

Serenity betrays and troubles arise

But, baby, they're not here to stay

So, hey, hey, hey, hush, don't be cryin' now, hear?

'Cause any day fortune may wander down, dear

And we can see a world that is milk and honey

The tapestry of life as a beautiful journey

There's always a promise of a silver lining

There's that elation of perfect timing

In a perfect world we'd know just why

In a perfect world we would never lie

In a perfect world there'd be no reason to cry

In a perfect world, in a perfect world

In a perfect world we'd never die

So, hey, hey, hey, hush, don't be cryin' now, hear?

'Cause any day fortune may wander down, dear

And we can see a world that is milk and honey

The tapestry of life as a beautiful journey

There's always a promise of a silver lining

There's that elation of perfect timing

Yes, in a perfect world