The Best Of Me

The Used

I could forget your name
I could forget your face forever
I could forget about the smile you always faked
The one you thought I thought would never
I could forget your lies
I could forget the height for always
I could forget how desperately you tried
Flattery would get you nowhere
I could forget how you would try to get the best of me
You'll never forget that you never got me!

You never got me!
Real nice to know that you care
To leave me soaking wet
I'm so surprised you would dare
You make me wanna forget (make me wanna forget)

I could forget your pride
I could forget your wondering eyes
I could forget about the way you made me feel
You talk so condescendingly
I could forget how you would try to get the best of me
You'll never forget that you never got me!

You never got me!
Real nice to know that you care
To leave me soaking wet
I'm so surprised you would dare
You make me wanna forget

Real nice to know that you care
To leave me soaking wet
I'm so surprised you would dare
You make me wanna forget

(Never got me!)

Real nice to know that you care
To leave me soaking wet
I'm so surprised you would dare
You make me wanna forget

Real nice to know that you care
To leave me soaking wet
I'm so surprised you would dare
You make me wanna forget

(You make me, you make me)
You make me wanna forget.
(You make me, get!)


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    Yeah, I'm with andiemom, I'm pretty sure it sounds like 'hype for always' instead of 'height for always', but that's just me (:

    Also when I heard it, right before the chorus, it sounded a bit like the beginning of Sound Effects and Overdramatics.

    Aliveandbelievingon September 26, 2010   Link

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