You were in college working part time waiting tables Left a small town, never looked back I was a flight risk with a fear of falling Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts
I say can you believe it? As we´re lying on the couch The moment I could see it Yes, yes, I can see it now Do you remember we were sitting there by the water? You put your arm around me for the first time You made a rebel of a careless man´s careful daughter You are the best thing that´s ever been mine Flash forward and we´re taking on the world together And there´s a drawer of my things at your place You learn my secrets and you figure out why I´m guarded You say we´ll never make my parents´ mistakes But we got bills to pay We got nothing figured out
When it was hard to take Yes, yes, this is what I thought about Do you remember we were sitting there by the water? You put your arm around me for the first time You made a rebel of a careless man´s careful daughter You are the best thing that´s ever been mine Do you remember all the city lights on the water? You saw me start to believe for the first time You made a rebel of a careless man´s careful daughter You are the best thing that´s ever been mine And I remember that fight, 2:30 a.m. As everything was slipping right out of our hands I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street Braced myself for the goodbye
´Cause that´s all I´ve ever known Then you took me by surprise You said I´ll never leave you alone You said I remember how we felt sitting by the water And every time I look at you, it´s like the first time I fell in love with a careless man´s careful daughter She is the best thing that´s ever been mine Hold on, make it last Hold on, never turn back You made a rebel of a careless man´s careful daughter You are the best thing that´s ever been mine Do you believe it? We´re gonna make it now I can see it