Off Key (Desafinado)

If you say my singing is off key, my love

You will hurt my feelings, don't you see, my love?

I wish I had an ear like yours, a voice that would behave

All I have is feeling and the voice God gave

You insist my music goes against the rules

Yes, but rules were never made for love sick fools

I wrote this little song for you, but you don't care

It's a crooked song, ah, but, all my heart is there

The thing that you would see if you would play your part

Is even if I'm out of tune I have a gentle heart

I took your picture with my trusty Rolleiflex

And now all I have developed is a complex

Possibly in vain, I hope you'll weaken, oh my love

And forget those rigid rules that undermine my dream

Of a life of love and music with someone

Who'll understand

That even though I may be out of tune

When I attempt to say how much I love you

All that matters is the message that I bring which is:

My dear, one, I love you