I could be discontent
And chase the rainbows end
I might win much more but lose all that is mine

I could be a lot
But I know I'm not
I'm content just with the riches that you bring

I might shoot to win
And commit the sin
Wanting more than I've already got
I could runaway
But I'd rather stay
In the warmth of your smile lighting up my day
The one that makes me say

'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened
To me or my world
You're the best thing that ever happened
So don't go away

I might be a king
And steal my peoples things
But I don't go for that power crazy way
All that I could rule
I don't check for fools
All that I need is to be left to live my way
So listen what I say

'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened
To me or my world
You're the best thing that ever happened
So don't go away

Listen to what I say

'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened
To me or my world
You're the best thing that ever happened
So don't go away

I could chase around
For nothing to be found
But why look for something that is never there
I may get it wrong sometimes
But I'll come back in style
For I realize your love means more than anything
The song you makes me say

'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened
To me or my world
You're the best thing that ever happened
So don't go away

You're the best thing that ever happened
To me or my world
You're the best thing that ever happened
Now don't go, I said don't go, no no don't go away


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You're the Best Thing Lyrics as written by Paul John Weller

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    Yes it is pompous to try and show the meaning of a song on a site called song meanings. Apparently according to your own interpretation it is less pompous to just state your opinion with no argumentation or proof than it is to try and show what a song means through the artist own words or the general fan interpretation. Maybe you don't know what words mean either because pompous was used incorrectly here. What you and your husband think supersedes all that, but I'm the one that is pompous, nah actually you're just a dumb shit and people like you who think this site is merely a place to praise songs, don't really understand the function of the site. You're pompous and by the looks of this post and your other ones a simpleton.

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