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 falling
Wonderin' why we bother with love
If it never lasts
I say, Can you believe it
As we're lyin' on the couch
The moment I could see it
Yes, yes, I can see it now
Do you remember
We were sittin' 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 takin' 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, this is what I thought about
Do you remember
We were sittin' 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, 2:30AM
As everything was slippin' right
Out of our hands
I ran out cryin'
And you followed me 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
You said
I remember how it 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
Hold on and 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
Yes, yes, do you believe it
Yes, yes, we're gonna make it now
Yes, yes, and I can see it
Yes, yes, I can see it now
See it now, see it now