Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah You were in college workin' part-time, waitin' tables Left a small town, never looked back I was a fly at risk With a fear of fallin', 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 nothin' 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 And I remember that fight, 2.30 a.m. As everything was slippin' right out of my hands I ran out cryin' and you followed me out into the stream Braced myself for the goodbye Cause that's all I've ever known And you took me by surprise You said I'll never leave you alone You said, I remember how we felt sittin' 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 Make it last You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter You are the best thing that's ever been mine Do you believe it? I'm gonna make it now And I can see it I can see it