Antonio Carlos Jobim - Off-Key (Desafinado) lyrics

When I try to sing, you say I'm off key Why can't you see how much this hurts me With your perfect beauty and your perfect pitch You're a perfect terror When I come around must you always put me down 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 a voice gone deaf You insist my music goes against the rules Yes, but rules were never meant for lovesick fools I wrote this little song for you, but you don't care It's a crooked song, oh but all my heart is there The things that you would see if you would do your part Is even if I'm out of tune I have a gentle heart I took your picture with my trusty Rollaflex And now all I have developed is a complex