I Need to Be in Love
Chasing Perfection in an Imperfect World
Lyrics
The hardest thing I've ever done is keep believing
The most difficult thing I've experienced is maintaining belief.
There's someone in this crazy world for me
I believe there's a suitable partner for me amidst life's chaos.
The way that people come and go through temporary lives
People enter and exit life transiently.
My chance could come and I might never know
My opportunity for love might come and pass unnoticed.
I used to say "No promises, let's keep it simple"
In the past, I avoided commitments and preferred simplicity.
But freedom only helps you say goodbye
Freedom only aids in bidding farewell.
It took a while for me to learn that nothing comes for free
Learning that nothing is truly free took time.
The price I paid is high enough for me
I've paid a high price for what I've gained.
I know I need to be in love
I understand the necessity of being in love.
I know I've wasted too much time
I acknowledge squandering a significant amount of time.
I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world
Realizing I demand perfection from an imperfect world.
And fool enough to think that's what I'll find
Naive enough to believe I'll find perfection.
So here I am with pockets full of good intentions
I carry good intentions but lack comfort from them.
But none of them will comfort me tonight
Despite intentions, there's no solace tonight.
I'm wide awake at 4 a.m. without a friend in sight
I'm wide awake at 4 a.m. with no companions.
I'm hanging on a hope but I'm all right
Relying on hope, yet managing okay.
I know I need to be in love
Recognizing the necessity of love once again.
I know I've wasted too much time
Admitting to wasting considerable time.
I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world
Continuing to expect perfection from an imperfect world.
And fool enough to think that's what I'll find
Still naive enough to believe in finding perfection.
So here I am with pockets full of good intentions
Possessing good intentions that offer no solace.
But none of them will comfort me tonight
Despite intentions, there's no comfort tonight.
I'm wide awake at 4 a.m. without a friend in sight
Alone and awake at 4 a.m., devoid of friends.
I'm hanging on a hope but I'm all right
Holding onto hope despite the solitude.
I know I need to be in love
Acknowledging once more the need for love.
I know I've wasted too much time
Realizing the waste of time more emphatically.
I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world
Continuing to expect perfection from an imperfect world.
And fool enough to think that's what I'll find
Still naive enough to believe in finding perfection.
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