I HEARD A SECRET
LONG, LONG AGO
ABOUT HOW PRESENTS
CAN COME TO SHOW
HOW MUCH LOVE SPARKLES,
HOW MUCH LOVE SINGS;
HOW THE GREATEST GIFTS
ARE THE BROKEN THINGS.
IT’S NOT PERFECTION
MAKING LIFE GRAND.
EMBRACE THE FLAWS,
TRY TO UNDERSTAND
HOW WE NEED MUSIC
LIKE BIRDS NEED WINGS;
HOW THE GREATEST GIFTS
ARE THE BROKEN THINGS.
AND OH
YOU’LL FIND THIS GLOW--
THE LIGHT BEHIND A SMILE MAKES SHADOWS FADE.
YOU’LL KNOW
EACH DAY YOU GROW
TO LOOK FOR PERFECT IN THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE MADE.
HOLD TO THIS SECRET
WHEN YOU FEEL BLUE.
THIS LITTLE SECRET
FROM US TO YOU:
PLEASE DON’T BE PERFECT.
WE DON’T NEED PERFECT.
YOU’RE OUR GIFT TIED WITH CRAZY STRINGS.
ALL THE GREATEST GIFTS ARE PERFECTLY
IMPERFECT WHICH MEANS ACTUALLY QUITE PERFECT THINGS.