クレジット
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ne-Yo
Vocals
Shea Taylor
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shea Taylor
Songwriter
Shaffer Smith
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Shea Taylor
Producer
Moses Gallart
Recording Engineer
Ramon Rivas
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kevin "K.D." Davis
Mixing Engineer
歌詞
[Verse 1]
After this song, you gon' love me for my honesty
Or you gon' hate me for bein' me, yeah, I'm sayin'
One of the two is gon' happen
When all that I can be is what I am and who I am
[Verse 2]
Chasin' women when I should be recording
Invite a couple then I invite some more in
Next thing you know it's three in the morning
And I've only done one song (One song)
20K on champagne in the club (Ay)
Then 20K more just because (Ay)
That's 40K in 3 hours
Got everybody watchin' my section (Yeah)
[Verse 3]
So it's alright (Alright), ay
I know it may sound silly to you (Yeah, man)
Truthfully it's silly to me, too (Yeah, man)
But that's what makes this song so true (Here's the truth)
[Verse 4]
I'm a little irresponsible, most of the time
I'm a man of my word, but only when I ain't lyin'
I say I'm not a hater, but I hate to see you shine
Especially if your shine is outshining mine
I wanna be faithful, but I keep runnin' into dimes
And they make it so easy, so it's hard to do right
The image I portray be makin' people judge a book
But if they really took the time to look
[Verse 5]
Then they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah
They would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah, yeah
Say, they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah
Ooh, they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah
(Damn, uh)
[Verse 6]
I ain't got a condom here, oh no (Oh no)
And too lazy to run to the store (Man, it's could outside)
"But you just met her three hours ago"
Says the angel on my shoulder
See, but the devil, he can talk real loud (Yeah)
And of my decision, I'm not proud (No)
But by the grace of God, I'm here right now
Healthy and gettin' older
[Verse 7]
So it's alright (Alright), ay
I know it may sound reckless to you (Yeah, man)
Truthfully it's reckless to me, too (Yeah, man)
But that's what makes this song so true (Here's the truth)
[Verse 8]
I'm a little irresponsible, most of the time
I'm a man of my word, but only when I ain't lyin'
I say I'm not a hater, but I hate to see you shine
Especially if your shine is outshining mine
I wanna be faithful, but I keep runnin' into dimes
And they make it so easy, so it's hard to do right
The image I portray be makin' people judge a book
But if they really took the time to look
[Verse 9]
Then they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah
Ooh, they would see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah, yeah
[Verse 10]
Oh, uh, said I do a lot of stupid shit
Hopin' I never have to pay for it
It's like I've become more of an idiot
Wit' every extra million I get
I thank God for my family and my crew
'Cause I can be a lot to put up with
Much love to my people that don't mind
The cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 11]
Now let it marinate
Think about that
[Verse 12]
Oh, so they could see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah
Oh, you could see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, yeah, yeah
You could see the cracks in Mr. Perfect, oh
Said, you could see the cracks in little Mr. Perfect, yeah, yeah
[Verse 13]
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(And in the end, they all learned a valuable lesson)
(Perfection is just glorified opinion)
(When in the grand scheme of things, it's our imperfections)
(That truly make us perfect)
(So do yourself a favor, find the beauty in your cracks)
(Enjoy the album)
Written by: Shaffer Smith, Shea Taylor

