Turning MUSIC Into MEDICINE -- Frog & Feather Music: Songs
In A Perfect World
(copyright 1996, C. Gagnon)
Song theme -- Childhood recovery
One night when mama tucked me in
I asked where daddy was
She said that he gave up on us
Since drinkin' became his love.
So I painted myself a picture
Of a hero I never had
A vision of a special man
A make-believe dad.
Chorus:
How could this happen
To a boy like me
Mama would just smile and say we weren't livin'
In a perfect world
In a perfect world
In a perfect world
Mama always loved me
She brought me up just right
But I never stopped dreamin'
Of my hero every night.
And now that I am older
I search from time-to-time
For the dad I never knew
Except for in my mind.
Chorus:
How could this happen
To a man like me
Mama would just smile and say we weren't livin'
In a perfect world
In a perfect world
In a perfect world
Bridge:
I guess I'll never find my dad
But I did learn something
From that man
Chorus:
That will never happen
To a boy of mine
Dad will always be there to say we are livin'
In a perfect world
In a perfect world
In a perfect world