(This time it's gonna be perfect...)
I don't want half-hearted love affairs
I need someone who really cares
Life is too short to play silly games

I promise myself I won't do that again
REFRAIN I:
It's got to be perfect
It's got to be worth it
Too many people take second best
But I won't take anything less
It's got to be perfect
REFRAIN II:
Young hearts are foolish
They make such mistakes
They're much too eager to give their love away
Well I've been foolish too many times
Now I'm determined I'm gonna get it right
(Repeat Refrain I)
CODA:
(It's got to be ...)
You better think about it
It's got to be perfect, yeah yeah
(It's got ...)
The kind that will stand the test of time, yeah
(Too many ...)
But I won't take anything less
(It's got to be perfect)
(Repeat Refrain I and II)
(Repeat Coda)
It's got to be perfect
It's got to be perfect
It's got to be perfect