Cher

06 Perfection 4:31 Desmond Child / Diane Warren

Produced by Desmond Child
Mixed by David Thoener

Cher: Lead Vocals
John Putnam and John McCury: Guitar
Seth Glassman, John Siegler and Tony Levin: Bass
Bette Sussman: Acoustic Piano
Gregg Mangiafico and Chuck Kentis: Keyboards / Synthesizer
Jimmy Bralower and Drums: Jerry Marotta
Featured background vocals on “Main Man”: Elaine Caswell
Featured Vocals on “Perfection”: Darlene Love and Bonnie Tyler
Backing vocals by Elaine Caswell, Myriam Valle, Joe Lynn Turner, Louis Merlino, Desmond Child, Diana Grasselli, Diane Warren and Bernie Shanahan

Label Geffen Cat.No. 424 164-2 Format CD Year 1987 Country UK

Perfection

Bonnie: Hush little baby, gotta be strong
‘Cause in this world we are born to fight …
Darlene: Be the best, prove them wrong
A winner’s work is never done …

Both: Reach the top number one
Perfection …

Cher: Oh, perfection
You drive me crazy with perfection
I’ve worn my pride as my perfection
Bonnie:A winner’s work is never done
Perfection… oh!

I was taught to be tough
That the best that you can be ain’t enough
Crack the whip, sacrifice
But I found out paradise had a price

I didn’t know it then, but oh I know it now
You gotta work as hard at love to make the love work out
You know this heart of mine has made some big mistakes
I guess that when it comes to love
I just don’t know what it takes

All my life I’ve been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Whoa… I’ve been driven by perfection
But nothin’s perfect when love ain’t right
Nothin’s perfect when love ain’t right…

Gave it all, played my part
I gave everything I had but my heart
Worked so hard, made a name
But the loneliness inside stays the same

When love is here to today and then it’s gone today
You got a list of lovers lookin’ like a resume
You gotta take some times to make it something real
I guess that when it comes to love
I just don’t know how to feel

All my life I’ve been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Whoa… I’ve been driven by perfection
But nothin’s perfect when love ain’t right
Nothin’s perfect when the love ain’t right…

Oh, perfection
You drive me crazy with perfection
I’ve worn my pride as my protection
I’m goin’ crazy with perfection …

I didn’t know it then, but oh I know it now
You gotta work as hard at love to make the love work out
You know this heart of mine has made some big mistakes
I guess that when it comes to love
I just don’t know what it takes…

All my life I’ve been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Whoa… I’ve been driven by perfection
But nothin’s perfect when love ain’t right

All my life I’ve been driven by perfection
Pushed it to the limit every day and night
Whoa… I’ve been driven by perfection
But nothin’s perfect when love ain’t right …
(repeat and fade)

SBK Songs/Warner Bros. Music Ltd.