Jimmy Buffett - The Perfect Partner lyrics

The Perfect Partner

By: Marshall Chapman

1982

"When I sang Marshall's song, I thought of summer nights at

the beach long ago doing the shag to THE DRIFTERS records

and wanting desperately to fall in love. I still like to shag to

THE DRIFTERS."

Look over here there's a girl

I've never seen her before

Her eyes are lookin' straight at you

Across the crowded dance floor

Ooh ooh she's smilin'

What a beautiful sight

Oh I got a funny feelin'

She's gonna dance with you tonight

Chorus:

She could be the perfect partner

She can take it in her stride

She won't try to lead or follow

Perfect partner by your side

Ooh you got to take a chance

You got to let somebody move you

It can happen at a dance

If there's a rhythm you can groove to

Ooh here she comes ya'll

She's comin' straight to me

She's gonna ask me if I want to dance

I'll just have to wait and see

Chorus:

She could be the perfect partner

She can take it in her stride

She won't have to lead or follow

Perfect partner by my side

The worse thing that can happen is

She steps on your toes

But 'til you take that first step with her

How will you know, know, know

Chorus:

That she could be the perfect partner

She can take it in her stride

She won't have to lead or follow

Perfect partner by my side

Chorus:

She could be the perfect partner (she could be the perfect partner)

She can take it in her stride (she can take it in her stride)

She won't have to lead or follow (she won't have to lead or follow)

Perfect partner by my side

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

- Notes:

Background Vocals: Timothy B. Schmit, Harry Stinson