You were in college working part time waitin´ tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of fallin´
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts

I say "Can you believe it?"
As we´re lying on the 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

But we got bills to pay
We got nothing figured out
When it was hard to take
Yes, yes, 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

Oh, oh, oh

And I remember that fight
Two-thirty AM
Yes, 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
And 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?
Going to make it now
I can see it
I can see it now