Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone.
The worst is over.
You can have the best of me.
We got older but we're still young.
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up.

Here we lay again.
On 2 separate bedes.
Sporting 4 posts.
We here a familiar voice,
From pictures drawn from
Memory.
We reflect on
Miscommunications and misunderstandings.
And missing each other too.
Must do without to let go.

Turn our music down
And we whisper
Say what you're thinking right now

Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone.
The worst is over.
You can have the best of me.
We got older but we're still young.
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up.

Jumping to conclusions
Made me fall away from you.
I'm so glad that the truth,
Has brought that together
Me and you
We're sitting on the ground, (Sitting on the ground)
And we whisper (and we whisper)
Say what you're thinking out loud

Tell me what you thought when you were gone and so alone.
The worst is over.
You can have the best of me.
We got older but we're still young.
We never grew out of the feeling that we won't give up.

Turn our music down.
And we whisper.
We're sitting on the ground.
And we whisper.
We turn our music down.
We're sitting on the ground.
The next time I'm in town
We will kiss girl.
We will kiss girl

Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone.
The worst is over.
You can have the best of me.
We got older but we're still young.
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't.
Feeling that we can't.
We're not ready to give up.

We got older but we're still young.
We never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up.



Lyrics submitted by Lemieux66

Track duration: 04:18

"The Best of Me" as written by Watts/gryskiewicz/golla/vasoli

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, TRIXIE LOU MUSIC, EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:This band never gets old. I've been listening to The Starting Line since i was 11, and still listen to their CDs very often. Kenny Vasoli has moved on to a different project though, called the Vacationer. It's quite different from TSL stuff, but still very good. Kenny is a lyrical genius!
    Flag Hannuhon June 06, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Well I assume that he is falling back in love with an old flame, and he is saying they grew older but they won't give up their feelings (:
    Flag Arobsonskiion August 22, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:its: "And missing each other too much to have had to let go"
    Flag ineedsleepingpillson March 02, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:think this song is about falling in love and it not going to plan but still being yound and not worrying because they still have plently of time be together,as if they're saying that if it is ment to happen then it will.
    Flag allwaysandforeveron November 11, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:the lyrics in this song are more then amazing.

    it's just shows how in love these kids are!
    i can really relate to the words...

    ' this feeling that we won't give up...'
    they dont want to give this feeling 'love' up because it just feels so good and they want to fight to stay together.

    when ever they say:
    'we got older but we're still young, we never grew out of this feeling that we won't give up.'

    that is probably my all time favorite line simply because it's straightforward and it just shows just because you are young you can't feel something real!

    i will never stop loving this song, because of that one line.
    Flag escapethison August 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i saw them play their last show at bamboozle and i got chills when everyone in the crowd started chanting "DON'T BREAK UP!"
    and i couldn't stop crying when everyone came on the stage and we all started singing the last chorus.

    viva la starting line
    Flag xothefancykidon June 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Basically our anthem.
    Flag carrebearon May 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Well When ever I hear this song, I think of the Twilight series! hahaha, the whole edward and bella thing....

    tell me what you thought about when you were gone
    and so alone- New moon reference, when Edward left
    the worst is over you can have the best of me- edward wants bella to marry him
    we got older but we're still young- ok so Bellas getting older than edward, but "shes still young" because in reality hes quite a bit older than her.
    we never grew out of this feeling that we wont give up- that they can be together

    here we lay again on two separate beds- well edward doesn't sleep but hey, still works
    riding phone lines you meet a familiar voice- Bella loves his voice
    and pictures drawn from memory- well they both love each other so why not?
    we reflect on miscommunications and misunderstandings- theres alot of those!
    and missing each other too
    much to vow to let go- they both miss each other, but Edward does not want to hurt bella

    turn our music down
    and we whisper
    "say what you're thinking right now" -Edward is always getting mad he cant hear bellas throughts


    jumping to conclusions
    made me fall away from you- he thought she would think he was a monster
    I'm so glad that the truth has brought back together me and you- She knew, and she loved him anyways

    we're sitting on the ground and we whisper
    "say what you're thinking out loud"- again, he cant read her mind
    Flag thebookwormon May 07, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song has so much meaning to me...my ex used to always listen to it with me so it reminds me of her when i hear it
    Flag tristwinon April 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song means so much to me. it can relate to this song. to me this song is about two ppl from different towns (due to college maybe)..the girl calls the guy..and hes surrpised by her familiar voice and then they are refecting back in the days (perhaps back in h.s) and everything gettin clearer now and they realize that they miss each other so he goes back to town to see her and is determine to say that "they will kiss"...it's like not giving up on someone and that maybe back in the days it was a rouugh time but now they can have the best of each other. its soooo beauitful!!
    Flag SeReNiTyYon December 02, 2007   Link

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