It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be

La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la (Mm) La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la There's a lot of ground to cover One foot and then the other On my way, my way to somewhere new A few false starts, can you forgive this Cautious heart and just bear with it While it does what I thought it couldn't do I could go back to the old place (Mm) And write your name on every blank page (Mm) But it's a story now, just a story now That's the kind of thing that you'd say You say no need to look behind me (Mm) That I can keep you here beside me (Mm) To make a mess of it, then make the best of it It isn't perfect, but it might be La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la (Mm) La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la You dip your toe and then you paddle All before you swim the channel Thought I'd never make it, but I might Oh, I could go back to the old place (Mm) And write your name on every blank page (Mm) But it's a story now, just a story now That's the kind of thing that you'd say You say no need to look behind me (Mm) That I can keep you here beside me (Mm) To make a mess of it, then make the best of it It isn't perfect, but it might be La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la Mm (Mm) Treading lightly, thinking slightly It just might be, it just might be Treading lightly, thinking slightly It just might be, it just might be, it just might be Oh, I could go back to the old place And write your name on every blank page But it's a story now, just a story now Is the kind of thing that you'd say That there's no need to look behind me (Mm) That I can keep you here beside me (Mm) To make a mess of it, then make the best of it It isn't perfect, but it might be, yeah La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la Like it might be, yeah (Mm) Like it might be (La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la) Woo-hoo, mm Ooh Might be, might be, might be