Story Behind The Song

Just thinking about my own friends and what they do to irritate me! :-)

Song Description

How friends are often "imperfect" and do things to irritate us, but they show up when needed. Also, the singer is "imperfect" as well.

Lyrics

Imperfect Friends
V.1
I'm having a party next Saturday night
All my friends'll be on hand
But Pam won't even notice I'm there
She'll only have eyes for her new man
Crystal--she'll be hours late
Liz will come off rude
Bridgett will have brought a dish
But it won't taste like food

Chorus
They're imperfect friends
Sometimes they come up short
But every time I need them
They're here with their support
No need for them to ever make amends
To me they're perfect--my imperfect friends

V.2
When Jason arrives he'll borrow some cash
Then forget to pay it back
Zack--he'll bring that big black dog
That always chases my cat
Frank'll raid the refrigerator
Just like it was his own
Dan will always drink too much
I'll have to drive him home

Chorus
They're imperfect friends
Sometimes they come up short
But every time I need them
They're here with their support
No need for them to ever make amends
To me they're perfect--my imperfect friends

Bridge
Oh, and by the way I have a flaw or two
Thank God my friends love me as if they never knew

Chorus
We're imperfect friends
Sometimes we come up short
But every time you need us
We're here with our support
No need for us to ever make amends
We're perfect at being imperfect
Perfect at being imperfect friends

(c) Betty Holt, 2008