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'd bother with love, 
 If it never lasts 

I say can you believe it 
 As we're lying on a couch 
 The moment I can 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 

Fast 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 

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 am 
 Cause 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 it'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 everytime 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 

Yeah, do you believe it? 
 We're gonna make it now 
 And I can see it 
 I can see it now