Hey dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to plan?
And do you think I'm wasting my time
Doing things I wanna do
But it hurts when you disapprove all along
And now I try hard to make it
I just wanna to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't pretend that I'm alright
And you can't change me
cause we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero
All the days you spent with me
Now you seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore
And now I try hard to make it
I just wanna make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright
cause we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
Nothing's gonna change the things that you said
Nothing's gonna make this right again (right again)
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard just to talk to you
But you don't understand (you don't understand)
cause we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
cause we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late
And we can't go back
I'm sorry I can't be perfect
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Review about Perfect I know how it is | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/8/09
Well I have to say that this song gets me every time. Growing up my dad was never around (he was always working). I understand his reasons for working all the time, but what he got out of it were 2 unhappy sons. The first time I heard this song i broke down and cried, because it describes me and my dad so much. I never had a dad that would go outside and play catch with me or just to sit around and talk. To make matters worse he would always compare me and my little brother, and make us "fight" for his approval. So in turn my brother and I are not very close and never have been (i am trying to change that). But anyways, I would do everything I could to get my dads approval. I played high school football and baseball and he never showed up to any of my games until my senior year. When he did show up he would NEVER say anything positive, but always picked out my faults in everything I did, it was never enough to please him. The ONLY time he said that he was proud of me and that he loved me was the day I left for college. It has never left his mouth again. Well this time last year my dad and I got into an argument in which we didn't talk for 6 months. Then finally I came around and tried to patch things up with him, and I did but he blamed all of what happened on me, its his mentality that nothing is his fault. I try to be his perfect son, the one he can say he's proud of, but its never enough. AND IT KILLS ME!! Its almost like I don't have a dad. Just a guy that lives in my house, and tells me that i'm never going to amount to anything and I'm a failure at life. Sadly im holding back the tears as i type this, because I just want a dad that tells me he loves and is actually proud of me. One last thing, that he doesn't know or will ever know, he wrote me a letter for my senior retreat just a letter for me to read, but he tries to be emotional, but it was a letter that I'll never forget. The thing he doesn't know is that I keep that letter with me at all times, I keep it in my wallet and I always have it when I think things between me and him couldn't get any worse. To all of you that has a dad like mine I know how ya'll feel!!
i love this song...
i always crying when i heard this song..
this song is same like i feel.
my father always force me to be himself..
to do all things he want..
but i cannot.
and sometimes i feel so annoyed with him.
but i realize, he just want the best for us!!
i dont hate my dad but this song is true | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/10/09
i dont hate my dad but i feel he doesn't understand, parents need to understand that kids are people too. I hate it when my parents say she's my daughter, umm hello, i am a human too, just because I'm your kid doesn't mean i want to be like you. I don't want to be perfect, i want to be me.
Unperfect | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/3/09
I heard this song this morning. Almost cried. I have heard it before this morning but it never affected me like it did this morning. Sometimes I feel like my parents just dont want me. I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this song, Im definately downloading it:)!
I Love this song | Reviewer: A Dad | 8/7/09
The reason I love this song is because it brought me back to earth. As a parent sometimes we dont think about what is right for our kids but what is best and sometimes what is best is for them is to let them find their own path. I love my son and I found myself doing what my father did to me trying to make him do better then I did but I didnt do any better then my father just was as unhappy as him. I was in the car station scanning and came across this song and I thought to my self "You stupid old B******* that's what you are doing to your son." I made the decision to change right then and there. My son will find his own way and he'll be better person for it. If he doesnt do as well as he wanted it doesnt matter because we'll have each other and will get through it. I'm truly sorry for those of you I have read your stories I can only wish your parent/s maybe read this and understand they are only passing on what they got unhappiness. Good luck to you all. A Dad
Amazing song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/28/09
I've been constantly searching for my dad's approval of everything. Nothing I do is good for him, he thinks that everything I do is just stupid and that I need to do something better all the time.
My parents split up when I was a baby, and he was just never there for me, I'd go to his and he wouldnt speak, I'd get emotionally abused by my step-mum, and then he wouldnt talk to me for ages. I can't remember a happy time with him. He now lives in a different country and doesnt talk to me at all now.
i love this songg. i hate my dad with a passion. i dont even thinkk thats my real dad. no lie, i do not look like him a bit. i have my moms ex husband before my dad eyebrows and eyes. i hate my dad thats it. he brings all these hooter girls and he only wanted me to blackmale my mom not to take his money in the divorce.
honestly too the people who dont have a dad,
i rather not have one. no lie.
Not all of hate our dad but mom | Reviewer: kristine | 3/19/09
Well actually i really love my mom and sometimes i hate her because she wants me to be perfect like her. and she never ever say a word to my sister, all because she is sick and i'm the one who's in charge to help her. in my studies she always say"aim High" even though i cant and thats all i can. and i can't tell her what i feel about what she says. its just that i respect her and she's older than me. if ever you read this mom i want you to realize that no body's perfect thats all.
I can relate a whole lot to this song | Reviewer: Im confused.. | 2/17/09
Me and my dad do not get along most of the time. He and my mom divorced when I was 4 months,and now he has a new family. Don't get me wrong,I will always love my dad,stepmom,and brothers,it's just sometimes I feel like..
Im not good enough,and that i'll never be good enough. In fact,I know that. They disapprove of everything I do,and get mad over the littlest things. They dont like the clothes I wear (jeans/tee's),they'd rather dress me up than let me be myself. Im afraid to play this song to my dad,because of his reaction to it. Ever since I turned 12,we havent had the best relationship. And I hate going over there. Yes,hate. They dont approve of my clothes,my music,or most of my friends. So dad,if you ever read this,Im sorry I cant be perfect. I spent so many nights crying myself to sleep,wondering what did I ever do wrong? Thats why I never want to go over there.Or why I always go outside. Im not happy the way we are and I know that he's not willing to change. And,thats something I geuss I have to live with. Im sorry. Even though I shouldnt be. Im sorry,for whatever I did. For whatever happened between us,to make our relationship like this. Im sorry.
It's not good to say that you hate your parents, either if its your mom or your dad because thats just how you feel, not really waht you mean. I havn't seen my dad all my life and my mom was on drugs. I have to admit that i really wish i had a father in my life but now im 16 and its just way to late. Life goes on and you should leave some things in the past. I know how you all feel and feel the pain. Im sure all of you are good people and none of you deserve to be treated unfairly. But think of it this way...it's their lost if they dont want to be in their own childrens lives! :) Stay happy about who you are and what you have. Dont worry about the judgement, because while some people are judgingg you, their life isn't PERFECT either.
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