Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
All of this time
Guess I must have been blind
Not to see you and me
We're picture perfect
Now baby we've been friends
For such a long, long time
We've been through laughs
And we've been through cries
But lately have you seen
The way my tongue gets tied
Can't hardly speak when I
Look into your eyes
It's because
Of the way I'm feeling
It's something I never
Dreamed
And our love
Has a different meaning
It took so long to reveal
But now I know it
All of this time
Guess I must have been blind
Not to see you and me
We're picture perfect
I should be yours
Baby, you should be mine
Meant to be-can't you see
We're picture perfect
I'm yours-be mine
We're picture perfect
Forever picture perfect
I showed some friends of mine
My favorite photograph
You know the one of you and me
From way back
And when I told them all
That you were not my guy
They couldn't see it
Couldn't understand why
Everyone
Thinks it's so romantic
They say we're two of a kind
And the more
That I think about it
The more that I realize
What I've been missing
All of this time
Guess I must have been blind
Not to see you and me
We're picture perfect
I should be yours
Baby, you should be mine
Meant to be-can't you see
We're picture perfect
My heart keeps telling me
Make up your mind
Love's what you need
You've been holding back
Too long, yeah
You know it makes good sense
The best lovers are
The best of friends
I guess we should have
Known all along
Everyone
Thinks it's so romantic
They say we're two of a kind
And the more that I think about it
The more that I realize
What I've been missing
All of this time
Guess I must have been blind
Not to see you and me
We're picture perfect
I should be yours
Baby, you should be mine
Meant to be-can't you see
We're picture perfect
Guess I must have been blind
Not to see you and me
We're picture perfect
Now baby we've been friends
For such a long, long time
We've been through laughs
And we've been through cries
But lately have you seen
The way my tongue gets tied
Can't hardly speak when I
Look into your eyes
It's because
Of the way I'm feeling
It's something I never
Dreamed
And our love
Has a different meaning
It took so long to reveal
But now I know it
All of this time
Guess I must have been blind
Not to see you and me
We're picture perfect
I should be yours
Baby, you should be mine
Meant to be-can't you see
We're picture perfect
I'm yours-be mine
We're picture perfect
Forever picture perfect
I showed some friends of mine
My favorite photograph
You know the one of you and me
From way back
And when I told them all
That you were not my guy
They couldn't see it
Couldn't understand why
Everyone
Thinks it's so romantic
They say we're two of a kind
And the more
That I think about it
The more that I realize
What I've been missing
All of this time
Guess I must have been blind
Not to see you and me
We're picture perfect
I should be yours
Baby, you should be mine
Meant to be-can't you see
We're picture perfect
My heart keeps telling me
Make up your mind
Love's what you need
You've been holding back
Too long, yeah
You know it makes good sense
The best lovers are
The best of friends
I guess we should have
Known all along
Everyone
Thinks it's so romantic
They say we're two of a kind
And the more that I think about it
The more that I realize
What I've been missing
All of this time
Guess I must have been blind
Not to see you and me
We're picture perfect
I should be yours
Baby, you should be mine
Meant to be-can't you see
We're picture perfect
Lyrics submitted by Moondragon
Picture Perfect Lyrics as written by Cosgrove Clark
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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