Perfection Only In Dreams

作词:侯亚强

作曲:侯亚强

演唱:侯亚强

All the quarrels stem from weariness deep inside

Life goes wrong, and every thing gets dragged behind

No extra money left within my hands to find

Yet life will never leave a safety net for mankind

Hard days keep coming, one after another in line

Endless arguments, what good can they really find?

After all the shouting, only exhaustion remains behind

Who doesn’t long for a perfect life to reside?

Who doesn’t wish for everything to go just fine?

Hoping our kids will succeed in their own time

Hoping our partner can stand strong and shine

Hoping our earnings will multiply many times

Yet reality is cruel, harsh and unkind

Shattering every bright hope we once designed

A perfect marriage only lives within our mind

So many bright and splendid outward appearances hide

Sorrows no one else will ever get to find

Every family has its own hard‑to‑read rhyme

Every soul carries pain it cannot speak out in time

Looking decent in front of other people’s eyes

Yet hidden heartaches linger deep in private lives

How many sleepless nights we’ve dragged ourselves through

How much sweat and toil we’ve poured into what we do

Still we fail to gain the happiness we once knew

All helplessness stays locked deep inside our view

Struggling while shedding tears, we keep pressing onward too

A perfect life only lives within our mind

We’ve all dreamed of days that are gentle and kind

Where everything goes well and joy we can find

No need to scramble for every small coin

No daily worries weighing down our mind

Yet absolute success is hard for us to find

So much effort spent, yet all comes to nothing in the end

A perfect life only lives within our mind

A perfect marriage only lives within our mind

So many bright and splendid outward appearances hide

Sorrows no one else will ever get to find

Every family has its own hard‑to‑read rhyme

Every soul carries pain it cannot speak out in time

All helplessness stays locked deep inside our view

Struggling while shedding tears, we keep pressing onward too

A perfect love only lives within our mind

Don’t waste your remaining years in endless strife

The real world is inherently cruel in life

Learn to accept all things that don’t go right

Much of life will never turn out as we like

Let go of quarrels and set your spirit free

Complete happiness is far beyond our reach, you see