Lyrics

Rough Around the Edges
Music & Lyrics by Paul Anderson; Copyright 2017 Also Paul Publishing.
I aim to please, not trying to impress
Everyone’s a critic; expectations and regrets
I shake my head, a little out of touch
And find a place to hide so it won’t mean as much
The reflection in the mirror isn’t always me
And I try to comprehend what others see so differently
So, thank you for loving me just the way I am
I know you’re there to comfort me and save me again
Never claimed to be perfect and I don’t often try to
Refer to the instructions or paint inside the lines
I’m rough around the edges
Imperfect by design
Just being who I think I am;
A stranger half the time
But you can see right through me
And know what’s on my mind
Accepting me for who I am
Which is rough around the edges most the time
(instrumental bridge)
It’s taken a long, long time to make it on my own
A potter molds the clay; a sculptor shapes the stone
But you are the painter giving color to my eyes
Refining all the edges in the meaning of my life
Your grace reminds me I’m imperfect by design
An unfinished masterpiece; an idea out of time
I’m still rough around the edges
But I’m perfect in your eyes
All alone in the darkness;
Awaiting the sunrise
You always know just what to say
To calm a frantic mind
Just loving me for who I am
Which is rough around the edges most the time
I’m still rough around the edges most the time