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Perfect Day

Listen to the song 'Perfect Day' by the American musician Lou Reed and complete the gaps missing in the lyrics below while listening. It really is quite amazing how something as everyday as listening to song lyrics can improve overall listening comprehension skills. If you're feeling particularly clever you could try and guess the missing words from their context before you listen!

Just a perfect day
drink Sangria in the
And then later
when it gets , we go home

Just a perfect day
feed animals in the
Then later
a , too, and then home

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on

Just a perfect day
problems all alone
Weekenders on our
it's such

Just a perfect day
you made me forget myself
I thought I was
someone else, someone

Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on

You're going to just what you sow ... ...