Sorry I Can't Be Perfect

Simple Plan - Perfect 

Ok, here is one of those rare occassions where I am going to talk about myself in this blog. I promise you its going to be rare! :D

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When I first heard the song Perfect by Simple Plan, it struck a cord within me.

The song is all about a father that does not understand his son and the pain that situation brings.

In the song the son pleads for the dad to understand, but realizes that 'its too late.'

The son even apologizes to his father for not being 'PERFECT'.

When I was growing up, no matter how hard I tried I could not seem to please my dad, no matter if I was in the honor roll or was well behaved I seem unable to get any approval from my dad.

Now I scarcely talk to my dad and I have this lingering feeling that he is disappointed in me despite my achievements.

I can totally identify with this stanza of the song:

'I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
All the days you spend with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore'

It just breaks my heart to realize that my relationship with my dad is in such a disarray.

Here is the full lyrics of the song:

Hey Dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according
To plan?
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 want 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


?Cuz 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 seem so far away
And it feels like you don?t
Care anymore


And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I?m never gonna be good
Enough for you
I can?t stand another fight
And nothing? alright


?Cuz 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
Please don?t turn your back
I can?t believe it?s hard
Just to talk to you
But you don?t understand


?Cuz 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


?Cuz 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