[Verse 1]
Baby, I've been feeling a bit on edge
Lately, I've been careless at making bets
Living in a world where it's always Monday
One AM and dark, and it's always pouring
Where you can feel the weight of a new day rising
By the neon furies of advertising

[Pre-Chorus]
But baby, we're not here to stay

[Chorus]
So hey, hey, hey, hush, don't be crying now, hear
'Cause any day fortune may wander down, dear
And we can see a world that is milk and honey
The tapestry of life as a beautiful journey
There's always a promise of a silver lining
There's that elation of perfect timing
In a perfect world

[Verse 2]
Baby, I can see through their idle threats
So easy I can walk through their bayonets
But even still I can stumble and fall
And every step I miss, it still takes its toll
Even if I wise up there's always a price
Serenity betrays and troubles arise
[Pre-Chorus]
But baby, they're not here to stay

[Chorus]
So hey, hey, hey, hush, don't be crying now, hear
'Cause any day fortune may wander down, dear
And we can see a world that is milk and honey
The tapestry of life as a beautiful journey
There's always a promise of a silver lining
There's that elation of perfect timing
In a perfect world we'd know just why

[Bridge]
In a perfect world we would never lie
In a perfect world there'd be no reason to cry
In a perfect world, in a perfect world
In a perfect world we'd never die

[Chorus]
So hey, hey, hey, hush, don't be crying now, hear
'Cause any day fortune may wander down, dear
And we can see the world that is milk and honey
The tapestry of life as a beautiful journey
There's always the promise of a silver lining
There's that elation of perfect timing
Yeah, in a perfect world