You were in college
workin’ part time waitin’ tables
Left a small town
never looked back
I was a flight risk
with a fear of fallin’
Wonderin’ 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 could 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 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 takin’
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 nothin’ figured out
When it was hard to take
Yes yes
this is what I thought about
You remember
we were sittin’ 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
Oh-oh-oh
And I remember that fight
2:30 a.m
When everything was slippin’
right out of our hands
I ran out cryin
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 sittin’ 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