Perfect By Thursday

A good week I’ve got -gonna see him once again
Been working out, reading up — gonna be all smart and slim
Who knew I’d be this anxious? Who’d
Have guessed this horrid fate?
All I know is that I have to be perfect by Thursday
I rarely get to see him and his name is all I know
He smiles like a king and that’s all he’d dare to show
I’m faithfully attending my motive almost pure
Reckless in my thinking but it’s his that I’m not sure
Perfect by Thursday — I’m planning the evening
I know what I’m wearing and what I’ll be singing
Perfect by Thursday — perfect by Thursday
One day left and it’s not looking very good
I haven’t seen much progress to perfection like I should
But now I cannot quit because today might be the day
That all the effort all the work decides to finally pay
And then you will fall in love
I smile when you walk by — I laugh even louder
You don’t even bother
I hold every memory — as sweet as a lemon — as loose as a fire
So now he’s on the TV screen he’s catching for some man
Moved away, left me here, I don’t understand
But I’m convinced that he’ll be back when I do least expect
Despite my opposition I fear that I am correct
Perfect Thursday — I’m sprinting to make it
If I have to fake it — you know I can take it
Perfect by Thursday — perfect by Thursday