Per-

fec-

tion

is

my

di-

rec-

tion,

E-

ven

if

that's

all

I

had.

It's

not

like

I

need

no

cor-

rec-

tion,

I

just

know

that

life's

not

so

bad.

Pic-

ture

this

eve-

ry-

day

kids

that

just

can't

find

a

way.

Stuck

in

dis-

ar-

ray

can't

find

hope

for

bet-

ter

days.

It's

the

de-

ge-

ne-

ra-

tion

of

child-

good

frus-

tra-

tion.

In

the

last

thir-

ty

years

Teen-

age

su-

i-

cide

has

in-

creased

three

hund-

red

per-

cent

in

North

A-

me-

ri-

ca;

It

is

the

se-

cond

ma-

jor

cause

of

death

in

Ca-

na-

da.

Per-

fec-

tion

is

my

di-

rec-

tion,

E-

ven

if

that's

all

I

had.

It's

not

like

I

need

no

cor-

rec-

tion,

I

just

know

that

life's

not

so

bad.

When

will

all

my

prob-

lens

dis-

ap-

pear.

Am

I

just

go-

ing

cra-

zy

from

the

fear.

Oh

my

oh

my

I'm

go-

ing

far

past

the

brink.

This

pres-

sure's

like

a

weight,

And

I

still

can't

think

straight.

Per-

fec-

tion

is

my

di-

rec-

tion,

E-

ven

if

that's

all

I

had.

It's

not

like

I

need

no

cor-

rec-

tion,

I

just

know

that

life's

not

so

bad.

I've

met

my

des-

ti-

na-

tions,

So what's

left

to

comp-

lain

a-

bout.

With all

these

agg-

ra-

va-

tions,

Build-

ing

till

the

seams

fall

out.

I'm

run-

ning

my

mouth

dry,

With

ev-

ery

time

I

lie.

But

don't

tell

me

with-

out

a

doubt

This

dumb-

found

luck

has

all

run

out.

A-

round

a-

round

a-

round

Per-

fec-

tion

is

my

di-

rec-

tion,

E-

ven

if

that's

all

I

had.

It's

not

like

I

need

no

cor-

rec-

tion,

I

just

know

that

life's

not

so

bad.