James If Things Were Perfect song lyrics

On a machine like this

Everybody gets their hands oily

Smoke filled room

Nobody's lungs stay clean

But there's a difference between

A swim and a wallow

Gives out a clue to how things might have been

Ask for perfection

P-p-p-people aren't like that

Any fool can see

Who are you to laugh at me?

I am still

Standing on the chicken wire

Daren't look down

But try and inch a little higher

Friends on the ground

Say "come on it, the water's fine"

But I can see their frozen smiles from here

When you give give give yourself to something

Is there anything left you can call your own

If I give give give give my body to someone

Can I keep keep keep a part for me

Oh keep a part for me

Oh leave some piece that's free

I'll do anything to please you

I'll do anything to please you

But take me take me please

I'm asking, but I'm down on my knees

You're warm, a home, a place to hide

You're warm, a home, a place to hide

You're warm, a home, a place to hide

A place to hide

Pity, pity me

Pity, pity me

You might laugh-ha ha ha when it doesn't affect you

While I cry-oh oh oh for all to see

Come on and laugh-ha ha ha when it doesn't affect you

While I cry stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop

Stop

Stop!