Oh, oh, oh 
Oh, oh, oh 

You were in college, working part-time, waiting tables 
Left a small town and never looked back 
I was a flight risk, afraid of fallin' 
Wondering why we bother with love, if it never lasts 

I say, "Can you believe it?" 
As we're lyin' on the couch 
The moment, I can see it 
Yes, yes, I can see it now 

Do you remember, we were sittin' there, by the water? 
You put your arm around me for the fist time 
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughterYou are the best thing that's ever been mine 

Flash forward, and we're takin' on the world together 
And there's a drawer of my things at your place 
You learn my secrets and figure out why I'm guarded 
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes 

But we got bills to pay 
We got nothin' figured out 
When it was hard to take 
Yes, yes 

This is what I thought about: 

Do you remember, we were sittin' there, by the water? 
You put your arm around me for the fist 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 

Oh, oh, oh, oh 

And I remember that fight, two-thirty AM 
You said 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." 

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 
And I can see it 

I can see it now