Cracks In Mr. Perfect - Ne-Yo

After this song you gon love me for my honesty

Or you gon' hate me for being me

One of the two is gon' happen, but all that I can be is what I am and who I am

Chasing women when I should be recording

Invite a couple then I invite some more in

Next thing you know it’s three in the morning and I’ve only done one song

20k on champagne in the club, then 20k more just because

That’s 40k in three hours but everybody watching my section

So it’s alright, I know it may sound silly to you

Truthfully it silly to me too, but that’s what makes this song so true

(here's the truth)

I’m a little irresponsible most of the time

I’m a man of my word but only when I ain’t lying

I say I’m not a hater but I hate to see you shine

Especially if your shine is outshining mine

I wanna be faithful but I keep running into dimes

And they make it so easy so it’s hard to do right

The image I portray you making people judge a book

But if they really took the time to look

Then they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

They would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

So they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

Ooh they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

I ain’t got a condom here, oh no

And too lazy to run to the store

But you just met her three hours ago, says the angel on my shoulder

But the devil he can talk real loud

And of my decision I’m not proud

But by the grace of god I’m here right now healthy and getting older

So it’s alright, I know it may sound reckless to you

Truthfully it’s reckless to me too, but that’s what makes this song so true

(here's the truth)

I’m a little irresponsible most of the time

I’m a man of my word but only when I ain’t lying

I say I’m not a hater but I hate to see you shine

Especially if your shine is outshining mine

I wanna be faithful but I keep running into dimes

And they make it so easy so it’s hard to do right

The image I portray you making people judge a book

But if they really took the time to look

Then they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

They would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

I do a lot of stupid shit

Hoping I never have to pay for it

It’s like I’ve become more of an idiot

With every extra million I get

I thank god for my family and my crew cause I can be a lot to put up with

Much love to the people that don’t mind the cracks in Mr. Perfect

(now let it marinate)

They could see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

Ooh you can see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

You could see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

Said you could see the cracks in Mr. Perfect

And in the end they all learned a valuable lesson

Perfection, it’s just glorified opinion

When in the grand scheme of things it’s our imperfections that truly make us

perfect

So do yourself a favour, find the beauty in your cracks

Enjoy the album