Na, na, na, ya, ya, la-la-la-la La-la, la, la Yeah You were in college working part time waitin' tables Left a small town, and 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?" Yeah, as we're lyin' on the couch The moment I could see it Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can see it now I remember, we were sitting there by the water You put your arm around me for the first time Made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter You are the best thing that's ever been mine Yeah, that's ever been mine Flash forward and we're taking on the world together There's a drawer of my things at your place You learn my secrets and I figure out why I'm guarded You say we'll never make my parents mistakes But we got bills to pay And we got nothing figured out When it was hard to take Yeah, yeah, and this is what I... (I keep messin' up, go again) This is what I thought about I remember, we were sitting there by the water You put your arm around me for the first time Made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter You are the best thing that's ever been mine I remember, we were sitting there by the water You put your arm around me for the first time Made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter You are the best thing that's ever been mine That's ever been mine I remember that fight, 2:30 A.M As everything was slipping right out of our hands And you ran out crying and I followed you 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" I 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 You're the best thing that's ever been mine." I remember, we were sitting there by the water You put your arm around me for the first time Made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter You are the best thing that's ever been mine