(J. Hendrinks, A.C. Joblim, N. Mendonca)
[Recorded Febrary 12, 1969, Hollywod]
When I
try to sing you say I'm off key
Why can't you see how much this hurts me
With your perfect
beauty and your perfect pitch
You're a perfect terror
When I come around must you always
put me down
If you say my singing is off key my love
You will hurt my feelings don't you see
my love
I wish I had an ear like yours
A voice that would behave
But all I have is
feelings and a voice gone deaf
You insist my music goes against the rules
But rules were
never meant for lovesick fools
I wrote this little song for you but you don't care
Its a
crooked song oh but all my love is there
The thing that you would see if you would play your
part
Is even if I'm out of tune I have a gentle heart
I took your picture with my trusty
Rollaflex
And now all I have developed is a complex
Possibly in vain I hope you weaken oh my
love
And forget these rigid rules that undermine my dream of
A life of love and music with
someone who'll understand
That even though I may be out of tune
When I attempt to say how
much I love you
All that matters is the message that I bring
Which is my dear one I love you
