[Verse 1]
I wrote a letter on a nothing day
I asked somebody, "Could you send my letter away?"
"You are too young to put all of your hopes in just one envelope"
I said goodbye to someone that I love
And it's not just me
I tell you it's the two of us
And it was hard
Like coming off the pill that you take to stay happy

[Chorus]
If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy
They'd write it on my grave, or when they scattered my ashes
On second thoughts I'd rather hang about and be there with my best friend
If she wants me

[Verse 2]
And far away somebody read the letter
He condescends to read the words I wrote about him
And if he smiles, it's no more than a genius deserves
For all your curious nerve and your passion
I'm going deaf, you're growing melancholy
Things fall apart, I don't know why we bother at all
But life is good and It's always worth living at least for a while

[Chorus]
If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy
They'd write it on my grave, or when they scattered my ashes
On second thoughts I'd rather hang around and be there with my best friend
If she wants me
[Verse 3]
If you think to yourself, "What should I do now?"
Then take the baton, girl, you better run with it
'Cause there is no point in standing in the past
'Cause it's over and done
Someone above has seen me do alright
Someone above is looking with a tender eye
Upon your face, you may think you're alone
But you may think again

[Chorus]
If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy
They'd write it on my grave, or when they scattered my ashes
I'd rather hang around and be there if she wants me
If I could do just one near perfect thing I think I'd be happy
My grave, or when they scattered my ashes
You know I'd be happy, I'd rather hang around and be there with my best friend
If she wants me

[Outro]
If she wants me, yeah
If she wants me, yeah
If she wants me, yeah