i'm the kind of guy who never gets there with too many expectations i don't mind every time i try to make concessions i feel like a dope for thinking she's so fine then i'm back where i started from i won't settle for blank affection i'll hold out for total perfection so for now i'm caught in the middle i'm waiting for the perfect someone all in time till then i've got my friends to count on they give me all the strength i need to ease my mind time for life to be divine i won't settle for blank affection i'll hold out for total perfection you pretend and live a lie stain yourself with compromise i intend to conquer the day make my love in a better way in the end i won't settle for blank affection (i'll hold out for total perfection) i won't settle for blank affection (i'll hold out for total perfection)