[Verse 1]
             
I see you’re s

           
aying things I

         
 need to hear
             
Do not worry, 

             
it’s crystal c

lear
              
I know you’re 

           
trying to be g

        
ood and kind
              
But you’re loo

             
king for a hop

      
e you found
           
There’s no roo

m for compromi

se
            
    Half-truth

   
s     and alib

is
             
    So many th

        
ings we can’t 

allow
            
    Sign on th

              
e door, this i

   
s “fou” anyhow


[Verse 2]
             
From now on we

           
’ll pass from 

        
land to land
             
So much to lie

           
 and understan

d
              
Those painted 

           
ships on the p

       
ainted sea
              
I’m saying goo

             
dbye to you an

  
d me
            
Nobody’s perfe

ct, I realize
            
    And believ

      
e me     I sym

pathize!
             
    It’s not e

      
mpty      and 

it’s not vain
            
    To live in

       
 love     and 

love again


[Chorus]
             
    None of th

              
is is quite th

   
is mess
            
It’s an antido

            
te to bitterne

ss
             
    I will lov

             
e you nonethel


ess
            
For seeking ou

             
t some tendern

ess


[Bridge]
             
Oh we will be 

           
what we were m

        
eant to be
             
In therein of 

              
yours; and the

        
re’s no mine
              
And there's ju

             
st you and the

          
re’s just me
And that’s just fine


[Verse 3]
             
From now on we

           
’ll pass from 

         
shore to shore
             
Making sense o

              
f it all and m

        
ore and more
              
Those painted 

           
ships on that 

        
painted sea
              
I've said good

             
bye to you and

 
 me
            
Nobody’s perfe

ct, I realize
            
    And believ

      
e me     I sym

pathize!
             
    It’s not e

      
mpty     and i

t’s not in vai

n
            
    To live in

             
 love    and l

          
ove agaaaain


[Chorus]
              
None of this i

             
s quite this m


ess
            
It’s an antido

            
te to bitterne

ss
             
    I will lov

             
e you nonethel


ess
            
For seeking ou

             
t some tendern

ess
             
    None of th

              
is is quite th

   
is mess
            
It’s an antido

             
te to bitterne

 
ss
              
Now we'll love

            
 you nonethele

ss
            
I’m seeking ou

             
t some tendern

ess


[Outro]
    (x2)