The Best Thing That I Had Goin'

Finally got that promotion I worked hard to get

One that came with a company car

When they gave me the keys they said, "Son, you can bet

Keep it up and you'll really go far"

But what good is all that knowing?

The best thing that I had going is gone

My good friends come around to hang out now and then

And they joke, "Man, you've sure got it hard

With this house on the hill and a white picket fence

And the grass sure is green in the yard"

But what good is all that knowing?

The best thing that I had going is gone

Well, I squandered my time trying to buy everything

Gave her all that I thought she deserved

Now I know all the things that she wanted were free

And I should have been home holding her

But what good is all that knowing?

The best thing that I had going is gone, is gone