Best Of Me
A Day To Remember (USA) Lyrics


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What'd you expect from me?
It's not my fault you'll never be happy
Just 'cause you're right doesn't mean I'm wrong
Our days were numbered and we knew it all along
Can't you let things be?
Now all that's left is misunderstandings
Spent my nights wishing I was gone
My dad was right, we will never get along

So I'm done, 'cause things could never be the same
This is the last time, this is the last time you'll ever burden me

I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
Stretched myself out way too far
Now I can see you for who you are
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
It's all finally making sense
You took what's left of my innocence, oh no
I can't believe you got the best of me

Can't you act your age?
Is it that hard to say what you're thinking?
Lately my life's moving way too fast
You'd drag me down if I'd let you hold me back
What a mess you've made
And you hide from it at the bars you frequent
Blamed myself avoiding time this cost
But looking back you only learn from what you lost

So I'm done, 'cause things could never be the same
This is the last time, this is the last time you'll ever burden me

I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
Stretched myself out way too far
Now I can see you for who you are
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
It's all finally making sense
You took what's left of my innocence, oh no
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe you got the best of me

I will never be the one you want, no I will never be the one you want (oh oh oh oh)
Finally come to terms that I can't stop, no not this time (ye, yeah)

I will never be the one you want, no I will never be the one you want (oh oh oh oh)
Finally come to terms that I can't stop, no not this time

I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
Stretched myself out way too far
Now I can see you for who you are
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
It's all finally making sense
You took what's left of my innocence, oh no




I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe you got the best of me

Overall Meaning

In the lyrics of A Day to Remember/Musicfire.in's song Best of Me, the singer is expressing his frustration with a toxic relationship. He is blaming the other person for being unable to be happy, even though he feels like he has done everything to please them. The singer is admitting that he knew the relationship was not going to work out from the beginning, but he still stayed in it.

The chorus of the song repeatedly emphasizes how this person got the best of the singer. He trusted their words and stretched himself too thin, and now he sees this person for who they really are. The singer feels like he has lost his innocence in this toxic relationship and is finally realizing that things need to change. He sees that acting his age means being honest about his feelings and admitting that this relationship is holding him back.


Overall, Best of Me is a powerful and relatable song about the struggles of toxic relationships and the importance of standing up for oneself. It encourages listeners to recognize toxic situations and not be afraid to walk away from them.


Line by Line Meaning

What'd you expect from me?
What did you anticipate me to do?


It's not my fault you'll never be happy
You being unhappy is not because of me.


Just 'cause you're right doesn't mean I'm wrong
You being correct doesn't imply that I am incorrect.


Our days were numbered and we knew it all along
We were aware that our time together was limited.


Can't you let things be?
Can't you just let things go and stop causing problems?


Now all that's left is misunderstandings
Misunderstandings are the only thing left between us.


Spent my nights wishing I was gone
I spent my nights wishing to be far away from you.


My dad was right, we will never get along
My dad was correct, we will never get along.


So I'm done, 'cause things could never be the same
I'm finished because things can never be the same again.


This is the last time, this is the last time you'll ever burden me
This will be the final time you will ever trouble me.


I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe you took advantage of me.


I can't believe I trusted every word you said
I can't believe I believed everything you said.


Stretched myself out way too far
I pushed myself past my limits.


Now I can see you for who you are
I can now see your true nature.


It's all finally making sense
Things are starting to make sense now.


You took what's left of my innocence, oh no
You took away what little innocence I had left.


Can't you act your age?
Can't you behave in a manner appropriate for your age?


Is it that hard to say what you're thinking?
Is it really that difficult to express your thoughts?


Lately my life's moving way too fast
Recently my life has been moving too quickly.


You'd drag me down if I'd let you hold me back
You would hold me down if I let you.


What a mess you've made
You made such a mess.


And you hide from it at the bars you frequent
You conceal from it at the bars you often visit.


Blamed myself avoiding time this cost
I blamed myself for avoiding the cost of time.


But looking back you only learn from what you lost
But in hindsight, you only learn from what you forfeited.


I will never be the one you want, no I will never be the one you want (oh oh oh oh)
I'll never be who you want me to be.


Finally come to terms that I can't stop, no not this time (ye, yeah)
I've finally accepted that I can't put an end to this, not this time.


I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe you took advantage of me.


I can't believe I trusted every word you said
I can't believe I believed everything you said.


Stretched myself out way too far
I pushed myself past my limits.


Now I can see you for who you are
I can now see your true nature.


It's all finally making sense
Things are starting to make sense now.


You took what's left of my innocence, oh no
You took away what little innocence I had left.


I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe you took advantage of me.


I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe you took advantage of me.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JEREMY MCKINNON, TOM DENNEY, ANDREW WADE, NEIL WESTFALL, KEVIN SKAFF, CHAD GILBERT

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------LYRICS-------

What'd you expect from me?
It's not my fault you'll never be happy
Just cause you're right doesn't mean I'm wrong
Our days were numbered and we knew it all along
Can't you let things be?
Now all that's left is misunderstandings
Spent my nights wishing I was gone
My dad was right, we will never get along

So I'm done, cause things could never be the same
This is the last time, this is the last time you'll ever burden me

I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
Stretched myself out way too far
Now I can see you for who you are
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
It's all finally making sense
You took what's left of my innocence, oh no
I can't believe you got the best of me

Can't you act your age?
Is it that hard to say what you're thinking?
Lately my life's moving way too fast
You'd drag me down if I'd let you hold me back
What a mess you've made
And you hide from it at the bars you frequent
Blamed myself avoiding time this cost
But looking back you only learn from what you lost

So I'm done, cause things could never be the same
This is the last time, this is the last time you'll ever burden me

I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
Stretched myself out way too far
Now I can see you for who you are
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
It's all finally making sense
You took what's left of my innocence, oh no
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe you got the best of me

I will never be the one you want, no I will never be the one you want (oh oh oh oh)
Finally come to terms that I can't stop, no not this time (ye, yeah)

I will never be the one you want, no I will never be the one you want (oh oh oh oh)
Finally come to terms that I can't stop, no not this time

I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
Stretched myself out way too far
Now I can see you for who you are
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe I trusted every word you said
It's all finally making sense
You took what's left of my innocence, oh no
I can't believe you got the best of me
I can't believe you got the best of me



All comments from YouTube:

@caseycline9944

I don't understand how bands like this can keep writing super catchy songs like this over and over... you guys are amazing!

@jayremepelea

anyone still here?

@tylercrouch3620

🤘

@maddi3cruz

🖐

@lil8264

Been here since 2010 🤟

@RedlegFan19

Usually, bands have a downfall after a decade, but this is their best album yet!

@bbq710

Heheheheh u said downfall.....DAH DAH DAH DAHHH DAH DAHDH DAHD DAH DAH DAH DAH LETS GOO IT AINT EASY MAKN A NAME FOR YOURSELF......Sorry had an a day to remembergasm

@LordRizzr

Not their best, but its still damn good.

@5laTz

I wouldn't say it's their best but it's a good god damn good album nonetheless. 

@zombieteenager007

Homesick will always be the best album they have ever written but I do agree that is a good album. 

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