All I know is that you're so nice
You're the nicest thing I've seen
I wish that we could give it a go
See if we could be something

I wish I was your favorite girl
I wish you thought I was the reason you are in the world
I wish my smile was your favorite kind of smile
I wish the way that I dressed was your favorite kind of style

I wish you couldn't figure me out
But you always wanna know what I was about
I wish you'd hold my hand
When I was upset
I wish you'd never forget
The look on my face when we first met

I wish you had a favorite beauty spot
That you loved secretly
Cause it was on a hidden bit
That nobody else could see
Basically, I wish that you loved me
I wish that you needed me
I wish that you knew when I said two sugars,
Actually I meant three

I wish that without me your heart would break
I wish that without me you'd be spending the rest of your nights awake
I wish that without me you couldn't eat
I wish I was the last thing on your mind before you went to sleep

Look, all I know is that you're the nicest thing I've ever seen
And I wish that we could see if we could be something
Yeah I wish that we could see if we could be something



Lyrics submitted by supermassive

Track duration: 04:05

"Nicest Thing" as written by Kate Marie Nash, Jay Malhotra

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:"I wish that you knew when I said two sugars,
    Actually I meant three"

    - I really like how such simple lines like this can make a song so much more interesting and straight to the point. Her lyrics are amazing.
    Flag csillaTon October 10, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Blatantly honest and beautiful.
    Flag reginaparkeron January 04, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This doesn't make sense. She probably could have came up with a better line.

    I wish that without me you'd be spending the rest of your nights awake.

    2 lines later,

    I wish I was the last thing on your mind before you went to sleep.

    Good song otherwise, a little stalker-ish/obsessive sounding though.
    Flag shaynamrileyon December 08, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song is the definition of my love life. All I want is this one person. I wish all these things for us, I wish I was his favourite, I wish he felt the same, but wishing is all I can do. I absolutely adore this song..♥
    Flag dwearocketon November 21, 2011   Link
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    Memory:After being married for almost 20 years to the nicest thing, I can totally relate to this song. He was emotional unavailable. After all those years I wished for something so simple as "holding my hand when I was upset" or 'wanting to know what I was about'. Sadly he never did but we gave it a go. Bittersweet. Thank you Kate.
    Flag yourfavoritegirlon September 23, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:"I wish you knew that when I said two sugars, actually I meant three"
    That line to me, says it all.
    This song is so relateable. Not just to me, but honestly to almost every girl in the world (well most of them) can relate to this song. We all wanted to be loved and to love. This song says it all in teh best way possible with Kate's amazing voice and lyrics.
    Wonderful song.
    Flag ashwriteslyricson March 05, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song tears me apart every time I listen to it.. not only because i've felt like this before but because it hurts to think about all the other girls who have felt the same.
    Flag imapirate13on January 29, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Contrary to some opinions, I love this.
    It's honesty in it's purest form, almost overwhelming, but she makes it beautiful. The violin kills me.
    Flag mynameisrowanon January 26, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song means so much to me because it reminds me of a girl that i was in love with for five years, i think im still in love with her, but i just feel like everything in the song is exactly ow she felt about me. She was always telling me how i was the nicest person she had ever met and how sweet and pretty i was. I dont know, its probably me having wishful thinking.
    Flag hippydippyon October 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I really love this song. This song makes me cry because I really can relate. I think this song about two friends who are "friends with benefits."and the girl developed feelings for him and want to be with him but she don't know how to tell him or she just don't wanna tell him because she don't wanna be rejected by him so she keeps her feeling inside and dream and wishes that one day he will love her the way she loves him..she's not really happy about the other girls she know about she just want him to herself. ..that what I feel when I listen to it...I had a friend wit benefits for almost two years and begun catching feelings for him I finally told him and know we're deeply in love...
    Flag trina90on August 31, 2010   Link

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