You were in college
Working part-time, waiting tables
Left a small town and never looked back
I was a flight risk, with a fear of falling
Wondering why we bother with love
If it never lasts

I say, "Can you believe it?"
As we're lying on the couch
The moment, I could see it
Yes, yes, I can see it now

Do you remember
We were sitting 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 taking on the world together
And there's a drawer of my things at your place
You learn my secrets
And 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 sitting 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
Ah, oh, oh

And I remember that fight, 2:30 Am
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out, crying
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 we 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"
Oh

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?
We're gonna make it now
And I can see it
I can see it now