I didn’t marry “perfect”

Worked my long day, climbing high, heavy loads resting on my back

Kept our world turning, all the little things, never off track

Watching over our kid, taking out the dogs, on repeat

All I ever wanted was for us to find some peace, some sweet

But then the words, they cut so deep, I’m bleeding silently

All I want’s a little love, not this strange hostility

I didn’t marry a perfect porcelain doll, I married someone real

Someone who’s flawed, who’s human, who’s got feelings you can’t conceal

So, if you need to be perfect, then maybe I should let you be

But I’ll be here, standing tall, loving you naturally

You say you need to be the best, little miss perfect to all

But I see through the masks, I catch your tears when you let down your wall

Caught between my patience and my pride, trying to hold back the pain

All I want is for us to come back, to find the love again

Your words like stones, they break my bones but not my hope

I just want to hold you close, help this fragile heart to cope

I didn’t marry a perfect porcelain doll, I married someone real

Someone who’s flawed, who’s human, who’s got feelings you can’t conceal

So, if you need to be perfect, then maybe I should let you be

But I’ll be here, standing tall, loving you naturally

It’s okay to fall apart, it’s okay to show what’s inside

I’ll be your shelter, your support, your open arms, your guide

No more hiding behind the mask of ‘little miss perfect’

Just love me as I am, let’s make our truth worth it

Let’s leave behind the pretenses, the false and hollow pride

Find the love that’s genuine, real, standing side by side

Because I believe in us, in all our flawed, honest grace

The realest love is imperfect, that’s the true embrace