This is not a perfect time
And not a perfect place
This is not a paradise
And not a state of grace

Maybe we could wait forever
But we're together now
For awhile
Nothing's ever perfect after all
After all

These are not the perfect words
This is not the perfect song
And if you're still afraid to sing
Then maybe I can sing along
This is not a perfect sadness
But we imagined more for awhile
Maybe we'll be happy after all
After all


This is not a perfect life
This is where you have to begin it
This is not a perfect world
But you are welcome
You are welcome
Welcome in it

You are here and I am here
And love and fear and hate are here
But everything that isn't perfect
Doesn't have to disappear
Tears of joy and tears of laughter
One big beautiful disaster now
We're alive
Maybe this is perfect after all
After all

This is not a perfect life
This is where you have to begin it
This is not a perfect world
But you are welcome
You are welcome
Welcome in it

This could be the perfect time
This could be the perfect place
This could be a paradise
And this could be a state of grace"