They don't come any more perfect than you You would never get drunk at a party And do things that would make me lose respect You would never question my devotion Likewise your intentions i'd never have to suspect You would never use me as a stepping stone To someone with more muscle or money You would never take delight in my failures And convince the world my misfortune is funny I take comfort in always knowing where to find you When all else seems lost or uncertain You are my one sure source for support When every cell of my body is hurtin' You would never leave me even during those trying times When my eccentricities become too much You would always hug me and let me cry on your shoulder When i don't feel like being touched [Chorus 1:] Partners may come, friends may go Lovers may leave you much more so Marriages dissolve when the honeymoon ends Soulmates may turn into fair weather friends But you're different And for that i am blessed You're always faithful You're not like the rest [Chorus 2:] Always the strong and silent type You are sweet You are sincere You are...stuffed You would never play games with me That i don't know that i'm playing You would never desert me When no one in their right mind would be staying You would never hurt any human being WIth violence or mental cruelty You would never put on a second face Delighting in the chance to fool me [Chorus 1 repeats] But you're different You're there through thick and thin You easily lie down with me Regardless what mood i'm in [Chorus 2 repeats] You would never make me feel unwanted When everyone else makes me feel rejected You would never criticize me No matter what choices i've selected You would never pinch my fat And tease me about the weight i gained today You never speak to me with words But you always tell me i'm okay Everything's okay! [Chorus 1 repeats] Thank god you're different [Chorus 2 repeats]

Commentary The draft of the lyrics i'm transcribing from doesn't have a date on it, but i know this was written around the same time as "All i Ever Wanted" (indeed there's even a similar theme...a dream man who in reality is pure fiction) so i would place this as 1994. I very much remember the writing of this song...i was doing a lot of poetry readings of my lyrics at various places and singing them at a late night perormance art cabaret and most of my songs at the time were horribly (by "horribly" i mean "brilliantly"!) bitter. Someone had told me they loved my writing and my voice but why couldn't i ever write a nice love song? Not exactly having been too enamored of the whole male gender at that time, that wasn't going to happen, so this song was my response to that...the entire thing seems very sweet and romantic ... with only just one word throwing the whole thing totally out of whack..."stuffed"! The intended effect is to draw the listener in and then totally jar them when that word is sang and at that point they hopefully remember the title of the song is "Ted" and realize that the whole song is actually being sang about a teddy bear (or other such stuffed animal)! Of course in performance, lest anyone miss that point, once i got to that point, i'd reveal a huge teddy bear! There's also a story behind the whole teddy bear motif as well. My first male love had a giant teddy bear (in addition to having a bit of a "teddy bear smile" himself)...and when he was moving out of state and our relationship was about to turn into a long distance one, he had given me his teddy bear so i could think of him and hug it goodnight etc. Of course, when he later returned to Phoenix, he turned out to be the double crossing pig that men are notorious for being and i eventually returned it to him (as a Christmas present...with a note around its neck saying "Hi Daddy! I missed you! I'm back home now where i belong.")

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