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

 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

 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