not perfect

Tim Minchin

This is my Earth
And I live in it
Itââ?¬â?¢s one third dirt
And two thirds water
And it rotates and revolves through space
At rather an impressive pace
And never even messes up my hair
And hereââ?¬â?¢s the really weird thing
The force created by its spin
Is the force that stops the chaos flooding in

This is my Earth
And itââ?¬â?¢s fine
Itââ?¬â?¢s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect
But itââ?¬â?¢s mine
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect

This is my country
And I live in it
Itââ?¬â?¢s pretty big
And nice to walk on
And the bloke who runs my country
Has built a demagoguery
And tought us to be fearful and boring
And the wierdest thing is that he is
Conservative of politics
But really rather radical of eyebrow


This is my country
And itââ?¬â?¢s fine
Itââ?¬â?¢s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect
But itââ?¬â?¢s mine
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect

This is my house
And I live in it
Itââ?¬â?¢s made of cracks
And photographs
We rent it off a guy who bought it from a guy
Who bought it from a guy
Whose grandad left it to him
And the weirdest thing is that this house
Has locks to keep the baddies out
But theyââ?¬â?¢re mostly used to lock ourselves in

This is my house
And itââ?¬â?¢s fine
Itââ?¬â?¢s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect
But itââ?¬â?¢s mine
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect

This is my body
And I live in it
Itââ?¬â?¢s 29
And 12 months old
Itââ?¬â?¢s changed a lot since it was new
Itââ?¬â?¢s done stuff it wasnââ?¬â?¢t built to do
I often try to fill it up with wine
And the weirdest thing about it is
I spend so much time hating it
But it never says a bad word about me

This is my body
And itââ?¬â?¢s fine
Itââ?¬â?¢s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect
But itââ?¬â?¢s mine
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect

This is my brain
And I live in it
Itââ?¬â?¢s made of love
And bad song lyrics
Itââ?¬â?¢s tucked away behind my eyes
Where all my fucked up thoughts can hide
Cos God forbid I hurt somebody
And the weird thing about my mind
Is that every answer that I find
Is the basis of a brand new question


This is my brain
And itââ?¬â?¢s fine
Itââ?¬â?¢s where I spend the vast majority of my time
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect
But itââ?¬â?¢s mine
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect
Iââ?¬â?¢m not quite sure Iââ?¬â?¢ve worked out how to work it
Itââ?¬â?¢s not perfect
But itââ?¬â?¢s mine