"Best Years" lyrics

"Best Years"

You've got a million reasons to hesitate
But, darling, the future is better than yesterday
I wasted so much time on people that reminded me of you
Gave you a million reasons to walk away

But I'll build a house out of the mess and all of the broken pieces
I'll make up for all of your tears

I'll give you the best years
I'll give you the best years
Past love burned out like a cigarette
I promise, darling, you won't regret
The best years

I wanna hold your hair when you drink too much
And carry you home when you cannot stand up
You did all these things for me
When I was half a man for you
I wanna hold your hand while we're growing up

But I'll build a house out of the mess and all of the broken pieces
I'll make up for all of your tears

I'll give you the best years
I'll give you the best years
Past love burned out like a cigarette
I promise, darling, you won't regret
The best years
The best years

I'll give you the best years
I'll give you the best years
Past love burned out like a cigarette
I promise, darling, you won't regret
The best years
I'll give you the best years


Thanks to libby for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Nathan Perez, Ryan B. Tedder, Ali Tamposi, Luke Robert Hemmings, Andrew Watt
Luke Hemmings told Apple Music about "Best Years", "The song is a beautiful love note—something I felt I needed to get off my chest. That's the best way songwriting can be: cathartic."
A video of the acoustic version of this song was posted by Luke Hemmings on Twitter on the 20th of March 2020.
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