This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up
Here we lay again
On two separate bedes
Sporting four posts
We here a familiar voice
From pictures drawn from
Memory
We reflect on
Miscommunications and misunderstandings
And missing each other too
Must do without to let go
Turn our music down
And we whisper
Say what you're thinking right now
Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up
Jumping to conclusions
Made me fall away from you
I'm so glad that the truth
Has brought that together
Me and you
We're sitting on the ground (sitting on the ground)
And we whisper (and we whisper)
Say what you're thinking out loud
Tell me what you thought when you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of the feeling that we won't give up
Turn our music down
And we whisper
We're sitting on the ground
And we whisper
We turn our music down
We're sitting on the ground
The next time I'm in town
We will kiss girl
We will kiss girl
Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't
Feeling that we can't
We're not ready to give up
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up
Here we lay again
On two separate bedes
Sporting four posts
We here a familiar voice
From pictures drawn from
Memory
We reflect on
Miscommunications and misunderstandings
And missing each other too
Must do without to let go
Turn our music down
And we whisper
Say what you're thinking right now
Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up
Jumping to conclusions
Made me fall away from you
I'm so glad that the truth
Has brought that together
Me and you
We're sitting on the ground (sitting on the ground)
And we whisper (and we whisper)
Say what you're thinking out loud
Tell me what you thought when you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of the feeling that we won't give up
Turn our music down
And we whisper
We're sitting on the ground
And we whisper
We turn our music down
We're sitting on the ground
The next time I'm in town
We will kiss girl
We will kiss girl
Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone
The worst is over
You can have the best of me
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't
Feeling that we can't
We're not ready to give up
We got older but we're still young
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up
Lyrics submitted by Lemieux66, edited by The Withered Grave
The Best of Me Lyrics as written by Thomas Gryskiewicz Michael Golla
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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we got older but we're still young we never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up
even if when you try.. when you love someone, you always will have a part of you loving them.. and that feeling just won't give up.. :)
Well...I can't say anything that no one else has already stated.....I just love the damn song!
Basically our anthem.
its: "And missing each other too much to have had to let go"
@ineedsleepingpills YEAH! lol These lyrics are incorrect. Someone please change them.
this is the song on the drivethrurecords.com TSL flash promo. Somebody please e-mail me and tell me where to find it, or IM me if you have it and you're willing to send it to me via AIM transfer. weeziegeekerton@aol.com for e-mail, or weeziegeekerton for AIM.
Buy the song off of the sampler on drivethrurecords.com It's good, so buy it!
I already did buy it, but it hasn't come yet. I've spent about 4 days listening to that flash clip.
yea! i thought i was the only one! i've watched that clip so many times...then i had to email the guy to find out what song it is and i cant wait to get this damn sampler...
This song is so good. I cannot wait for their full length to come out. TSL has been my favorite DTR band since they first got signed. They are getting really popular, and for making music like this, they deserve it all and more. This is a beautiful song about wanting to get back together. TSL rules!
ah I cant wait til the full length comes out on the 16th. This song is so good. I have loved TSL ever since they started and they just keep getting better. grrrrr I want to put them in a box and keep them to myself.