Best Thing

My college queen

And everybody wanted her at seventeen

Just you and me

We dance away the dark to California Dreams

She moved around

We grew up with each other on the edge of town

And she wore the crown

Her house was on the same road just a couple door's down

And I can see the days go by when we were sweet sixteen

We would run to meet our friends beneath the willow tree

It's as strong

Just like the whiskey at the bar we drink

But it's the memory

The memory

And I can see the dress you wore when you were prom queen

I was a guy who thought you'd never even look at me

And I swear to you the day you took the diamond ring

Made you the best thing, the best thing that happened to me

She went with me

Her jeans were ripped in all the ways you wanna see

And we were riding free

We took the highway down to Gibson Tennessee

And I can see the days go by when we were sweet sixteen

We would run to meet our friends beneath the willow tree

It's as strong

Just like the whiskey at the bar we drink

But it's the memory

The memory

And I can see the dress you wore when you were prom queen

I was a guy who thought you'd never even look at me

And I swear to you the day you took the diamond ring

Made you the best thing, the best thing that happened to me

And I know yes I know

It's the way we talk when our friends go home

And we laugh and we cry

Not a day goes by that I don't need you

And I can see the days go by when we were sweet sixteen

We would run to meet our friends beneath the willow tree

It's as strong

Just like the whiskey at the bar we drink

But it's the memory

The memory

And I can see the dress you wore when you were prom queen

I was a guy who thought you'd never even look at me

And I swear to you the day you took the diamond ring

Made you the best thing, the best thing that happened to me