DESAFINADO BY LISA HANNIGAN AND DAMIEN RICE

If you say my singing is off key, my love

You would 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 lovesick fools

I wrote this song for you

But you don’t care

It’s a crooked song, ah,

But my heart is there

The thing that you would see if you would play the 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 complex

Possibly in vain, I hope you 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

And all that matters is the message that I bring,

Which is: my dear one, I love you