Don't want to lie about the way it is
Put my hand on my heart and say
You can't get inside of someone
With people dying of their own despair
Now you can revel in yourself
It just depends what you remember
It's the end of a perfect day
At the end of a perfect day
No it's not a pretty world out there
I'll never satisfy you, I'll never even try to
Mind over matter it seems
And if you leave all your dependents
It's just the end of a perfect day
Now you can love or you can hate
But if you disappeared tomorrow
So don't ask me if we're close
Don't act surprised now or anything
It's a pain you got to bear
I really couldn't tell
But I know you wouldn't really listen anyway
It's just the end of a perfect day
The rain may fall on the best laid schemes
It's a matter of honor with me
Now don't go crazy or anything
I should write out a hundred times
Can stop you falling apart at the seams
You never really knew them anyway
That I don't want to lie, don't want to lie
I never really knew you anyway
But in a written testimonial I'd say
Don't make a martyr of yourself
'Cause it's the end of a perfect day
Then the world would carry on without you anyway
I really couldn't tell you
And it's never how it seems
I want to tell you something
But in a written testimonial you'd say
Just want to tell you that it's over
And it's always going to be there
Then they will gain their independence
You're not alone in being alone
I want to tell you something
Do you want sign language?
Don't want a knuckle sandwich
