Put my coat on With a briefcase in my hand Open up the door and step out into the world A smile painted on my face As I pass the man on the stairs Hiding behind this sweater He’ll never see what’s there I control what you see I control who you know I can be most anything that I want to be But never me A little less than perfect and I’m not there yet A little less than perfect and perfect’s a little less than me Looking in my mirror where less is always more Looking out through my eyes It’s a beautiful world but I don’t fit Get home late Safe here alone at home A bag of groceries under each arm Heading for the kitchen Cook myself dinner And it’s looking pretty good now Don’t feel much like eating So I throw it away I do the dishes Then I put them away Going through the motions Gotta keep a normal day Naked in the bathroom As I fill up the tub Lower myself down Swallowed by the water The hands that are washing me I connected by these thin arms When I look down I don’t recognize myself It’s been so long since I’ve seen my skin And I’ve lost what beauty was but I know I’m starving for control A little less than perfect and I’m not there yet A little less than perfect and perfect’s a little less than me Looking in my mirror were less is always more Looking out through my eyes It’s a beautiful world but I don’t fit I don’t know how this happened Don’t know, don’t know when or where But this was sneaking up on me I used to be someone Now I just don’t know I don’t know what to eat or went to sleep I don’t understand No, I don’t understand I’m out of control I’m out of control A little less than perfect and I’m not there yet A little less than perfect and perfect’s a little less than me Looking in my mirror were less is always more Looking out through my eyes It’s a beautiful world but I don’t fit
