Story Behind The Song
A man sees three generations of men in his family and others in society suffering from perfectionism and writes a song about love being the only thing that's perfect.
Song Description
Western culture often puts perfectionism ahead of love, especially for males. A father sees through the illusion and writes a song to remind himself, his son, and others about the truth of love being the only perfection.
| Song Length |
3:49 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Glad, Charming |
Subject |
Boys, Men, Spirituality |
| Similar Artists |
The Beatles, Peter, Paul & Mary |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
The Only Thing That's Perfect
capo 3 (key of C) (c)Carlton Schreiner
A E
When I was a boy I got the best grades that I could,
A
But I could not do all the things Daddy said I should,
A7 D Dm
I prayed to be perfect, got an answer from above,
A E A
"The only thing that's perfect is a thing called Love,
E A
The only thing that's perfect is a thing called Love".
E
I became a father as proud as I could be,
A
My son could not do all the things he thought would please me,
A7 D Dm
He prayed to be perfect, got an answer from above,
A E A
"The only thing that's perfect is a thing called Love,
E A
The only thing that's perfect is a thing called Love".
A
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
D A
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
D Dm A F#m
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
Bm E7
The only thing that's perfect is Love.
A
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
D A
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
D Dm A F#m
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
Bm E7 A
The only thing that's perfect is Love.
E A E A
E A E A
A E
Now that I've grown older I've learned a thing or two,
A
Yet still I don't do all the things I know I should do,
A7 D Dm
But I don't pray to be perfect, I just pray to love,
A E A
Then love helps me to rise above,
E A
Then love helps me to rise above.
A E
Generations come and generations go,
A
God's not impressed by what we know, but by the love we show,
A7 D Dm
Pray to be perfect, get an answer from above,
A E A
"The only thing that's perfect is a thing called Love,
A E A
The only thing that's perfect is a thing called Love".
A A11A
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
D A11A
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
D Dm A F#m
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
Bm E7
The only thing that's perfect is Love.
A A11A
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
D A11A
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
D Dm A F#m
The only thing that's perfect is Love,
Bm E7 A11A
The only thing that's perfect is Love.
D Dm A11A
The only thing that's perfect is Love.
D Dm A11A
The only thing that's perfect is Love.
D Dm A11 A
The only thing that's perfect is Love.
When I was a boy I got the best grades that I could,
But I could not do all the things Daddy said I should,
I prayed to be perfect, got an answer from above,
The only thing that's perfect is a thing called love,
The only thing that's perfect is a thing called love.
I became a father as proud as I could be,
My son could not do all the things he thought would please me,
He prayed to be perfect, got an answer from above,
The only thing that's perfect is a thing called love,
The only thing that's perfectr is a thing called love.
The only thing that's perfect is love (8x)
Now that I am older I've learned a thing or two,
Yet still I don't do all the things I know I should do,
But I don't pray to be perfect, I just pray to love,
Then love helps me to rise above,
Then love helps me to rise above.
Generations come and genreations go,
God's not impressed by what we know but by the love we show,
Pray to be perfect, get an answer from above,
The only thing that's perfect is a thing called love,
The only thing that's perfect is a thing called love.
The only thing that's perfect is love (11x)