Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is a smooth jazz musician and inst… Read Full Bio ↴Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is a smooth jazz musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of jazz band director and trumpeter Jim Culbertson, Brian's instruments include the keyboard and trombone.

Heavily influenced by funk, much of Culbertson's material is funk-based instrumental, but in recent years has called upon vocalists such as Trey Lorenz, Kenny Lattimore, Will Downing, Faith Evans, and Avant, to add to his pieces.

Culbertson has released twelve albums so far. The first three were on the Blue Moon label: Long Night Out (1994), After Hours (1995) and Modern Life (1995). After moving to the Atlantic label, three more albums followed: Secrets (1997), Somethin' Bout Love (1999), and the critically acclaimed Nice and Slow (2001). Come on Up (2003) was released on Warner Jazz, and Culbertson then moved to GRP for his next albums It's On Tonight (2005), A soulful Christmas (2006), and Bringing back the funk (2008). Then Culbertson moved to Verve for his next album Live from the inside (2009). His latest work XII was released by GRP (2010).

Brian Culbertson also works with many other musicians in the smooth jazz arena, often as a composer and arranger. Culbertson is credited with working with Dave Koz, Peter White, Richard Elliot and Michael Lington to name but a few.

Save The Best For Last
Brian Culbertson Lyrics

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Sometimes the snow comes down in June
Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon
I see the passion in your eyes
Sometimes it's all a big surprise
'Cause there was a time when all I did was wish
You'd tell me this was love
It's not the way I hoped or how I planned
But somehow it's enough

And now we're standing face to face
Isn't this world a crazy place
Just when I thought our chance had passed
You go and save the best for last

All of the nights you came to me
When some silly girl had set you free
You wondered how you'd make it through
I wondered what was wrong with you

'Cause how could you give your love to someone else
And share your dreams with me
Sometimes the very thing you're looking for
Is the one thing you can't see

And now we're standing face to face
Isn't this world a crazy place
Just when I thought our chance had passed
You go and save the best for last

Sometimes the very thing you're looking for
Is the one thing you can't see

Sometimes the snow comes down in June
Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon
Just when I thought our chance had passed
You go and save the best for last

You went and saved the best for last

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Save The Best For Last" by Brian Culbertson describe the surprise and unexpectedness of falling in love with someone who was once just a friend. The first stanza, which starts with "Sometimes the snow comes down in June, sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon," suggests that anything can happen and surprises are bound to occur in life, including falling in love with someone unexpected. The next few lines mention how the writer sees the passion in the other person's eyes, and how it was not something they had anticipated.

The second stanza talks about how the writer was always hoping that the other person would acknowledge their feelings, but it did not happen as planned. However, the unexpectedness of finally falling in love with this person makes it enough. The chorus describes how just when the writer had thought that their chance of love had passed, the other person comes along and saves the best for last. The final lines, "Sometimes the very thing you're looking for is the one thing you can't see," indicates how sometimes the best things in life come as a surprise, and we don't realize it until it's right in front of us.

Line by Line Meaning

Sometimes the snow comes down in June
Unexpected things can happen in life, just like when it snows in a time of year that is not expected to snow.

Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon
Things that are not supposed to happen can happen, like when the sun goes around the moon.

I see the passion in your eyes
I can tell that you are passionate about something just by looking into your eyes.

Sometimes it's all a big surprise
Sometimes things happen in life that are very unexpected and surprising.

'Cause there was a time when all I did was wish You'd tell me this was love
In the past, I used to hope that you would tell me that you loved me.

It's not the way I hoped or how I planned But somehow it's enough
Things may not have gone the way I wanted or planned, but it feels like it is enough to make me happy.

And now we're standing face to face Isn't this world a crazy place
The fact that we are here together, facing each other, is an unbelievable thing in this crazy world.

Just when I thought our chance had passed You go and save the best for last
I had given up on our chance but you came and gave it another shot when it seemed like everything was over.

All of the nights you came to me When some silly girl had set you free
During the times that you were hurting from a previous relationship, you came to me and I was always there to comfort and love you.

You wondered how you'd make it through I wondered what was wrong with you
During those tough times, you wondered how you would survive but I couldn't understand why you would go back to someone that hurt you.

'Cause how could you give your love to someone else And share your dreams with me
I always wondered how you could love someone else and still share your dreams with me.

Sometimes the very thing you're looking for Is the one thing you can't see
Sometimes the things that you are searching for are right in front of you, but you cannot see them clearly.

You went and saved the best for last
You did not forget about me, you saved the best for last and I am grateful for that.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Phil Galdston, Jon Lind, Wendy Waldman-Parker

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