The Best of Me

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I get up (He gets up) To see you wallow in defeat I get down (He gets down) With almost everybody I meet [Pre-Chorus] Except you, and I fail to see why I should care That you have had thirty-six years of pain to share [Chorus] I did what I did, what I did for you You've got the best of me Oh, I did what I did for you You've got the best of me, yeah [Verse 2] I get up (He gets up) Singular perpetually I get down (He gets down) To watch you fail spectacularly [Pre-Chorus] Oh boy, and I fail to see why I should care That you have had thirty-seven years of pain to share [Chorus] I did what I did, what I did for you You've got the best of me Oh, I did what I did, for you You've got the best of me, ee-hee [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Did what I did, what I did for you You've got the best of me Oh, did what I did for you You've got the best of me, mama-mama, yeah